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There are many older adults in Pennsylvania who want to work but cannot find a job. Due to widespread age discrimination in employment, people over the age of 55 can have a much harder time finding a new job than younger job applicants. When they give up on their job...
While workers have protections against workplace discrimination in Pennsylvania under both state and federal laws, one group of workers is still largely unprotected when they are discriminated against while working or while applying for jobs. Transgender workers have...
The workforce in Pennsylvania and across the United States is quickly aging. According to AARP, approximately 35 percent of the American workforce will be over the age of 50 by 2022, which is a 25 percent jump from 2002. Unfortunately, this means that age...
Employers in Pennsylvania and around the country with a workforce of 15 or more may face significant penalties if they discriminate directly against pregnant workers or allow discrimination or harassment against them to go unpunished. Federal laws that extend rights...
Foreign-born individuals in Pennsylvania could be subjected to national origin discrimination while they are looking for a job or during their employment. National origin discrimination occurs when an employer treats a worker unfairly because the employer believes...
Some Pennsylvania residents may be among the many workers the home improvement retailer Lowe's allegedly fired in violation of the American Disabilities Act. According to a lawsuit that has now been settled, the company failed to provide reasonable accommodations to...
Transgender employees in Pennsylvania and throughout the country are protected from discrimination in the workplace under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released a fact sheet reminding employers of this and...
Some Pennsylvania residents have likely heard about a new law in North Carolina that some say limits the rights of transgender people. In March, the governor of North Carolina signed a bill that will require students at universities and public schools to use bathrooms...
For anyone who doubts that workplace discrimination is still a problem in the United States, the proof is in the data. During fiscal year 2015, some 89,385 complaints were filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The number of discrimination claims is...
