In 2018, scores of physicians in Pennsylvania, both experienced practitioners and those just leaving residencies, will sign employment contracts with hospitals and other health care facilities. Unfortunately, despite all their years of training and knowledge about the...
Year: 2018
Am I in a toxic workplace?
If you experience no stress at all on the job, you are one of the rare lucky ones. However, if like many other Pennsylvania employees, just the thought of going to work fills you with dread and anxiety, your workplace might be toxic. Emotionally poisonous work...
The basics of alcoholic employees’ rights under the ADA
Alcoholism is a pervasive disease that affects millions of Americans both directly and indirectly (i.e. the family and friends of alcoholics). It often destroys lives before its victims lose their lives. This means that they commonly lose their jobs before their lives...
Workers with disabilities face many challenges
People with disabilities can find it extremely difficult to find work in Pennsylvania and around the country, and those who are able to secure a job are often treated unfairly and earn about $1,000 less per month than workers without disabilities. The unemployment...
Automated systems could improve reporting of sexual harassment
When Pennsylvanians experience sexual harassment in the workplace, they often hesitate to report their problems. According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 75 percent of sexual harassment incidents go unreported. To improve this situation, a handful of...
Report: IBM job cuts may be related to age discrimination
Many older employees in Pennsylvania and across the country may be concerned about the potential impact of age discrimination on their job search. These concerns may be well-founded in many cases. In a report published by Mother Jones and ProPublica in March 2018,...
Target offers settlement in discrimination case
Some Latino or black Pennsylvania residents who were denied jobs with Target since May 11, 2006, after a background check turned up a criminal conviction might be eligible for a payout or to apply for a job with the retailer with priority consideration. This was the...
NFL cheerleader claims discrimination
A professional cheerleader has filed a claim with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleging discrimination by the New Orleans Saints and the National Football League (NFL). Some Pennsylvania residents may be surprised to learn the manner in which at...
Microsoft makes its data about sexual harassment claims public
Pennsylvania residents may be interested to learn that Microsoft has released data about its internal investigations of sexual harassment complaints. According to information originally part of a company email to Microsoft employees, the company received 83 complaints...
Lawsuit alleges discrimination against worker with anxiety
Pennsylvania workers may be interested in the details of a lawsuit that has been filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against a skilled nursing facility. The lawsuit alleges that the company discriminated against an employee by first denying her...

