The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission requires employers to grant reasonable accommodations to members of their workforce who have a disability. In general, reasonable accommodations are modifications to people’s working conditions that enable them to work...
Month: July 2021
Federal law prohibits employers from terminating in retaliation
The Whistleblower Protection Program prohibits employers from terminating employees in retaliation for reporting violations. As noted on the U.S. Department of Labor’s Whistleblowers.gov website, typical unlawful situations employees may report without fear of...
4 steps to take if you have been discriminated against at work
A recent study finds that 86% of Generation Z workers say they’ve experienced workplace discrimination or abuse. According to Forbes, an astounding 70% of all respondents said employers or coworkers had mistreated them. While instances of workplace discrimination...
Sexual harassment victims often face termination, retaliation
Having to deal with sexual harassment at your Pennsylvania place of business is bad enough. Yet, research shows that many victims of workplace sexual harassment also face retaliation or termination after reporting the behavior. This is among the many reasons why you...
Navigating your noncompete agreement
There are all kinds of employee contracts, many of which look to trade a career or other compensation in exchange for maintaining protections on employer assets. Noncompetes are one of those and they aim to keep you as a worker from competing against your employer...