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Before employees in Pennsylvania and other states can file a lawsuit for race discrimination under federal law, they have to file a claim with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or EEOC. In most cases where discrimination is alleged, the EEOC has to be given...
LGBT employees in Pennsylvania can rest easier knowing that they are protected from discrimination on the job based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. In a major Supreme Court decision, the justices decided that these workers are a protected class at...
Residents of Lemoyne, PA, might be interested to know that a recent article from the Hollywood Reporter reported that workplace discrimination is still present today. Although there have been steady gains in the entertainment industry, the hiring of women and minority...
Clearly, you should not have to put up with gender discrimination or sexual harassment when you go to work. However, while many American workplaces have improved in recent years, as a woman, you remain at a disadvantage in a few respects. For example, female workers...
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 makes it unlawful for employers, in Pennsylvania and throughout the country, to discriminate against individuals 40 years of age or older. Under the ADEA, employers and labor unions cannot refuse to hire or admit, an...
In Pennsylvania and across the nation, people are increasingly comfortable lodging complaints when they are subjected to workplace discrimination. Part of that is the #MeToo movement for sexual harassment. Still, there are other ways in which workers can be...
If you are an employee in Pennsylvania, you are protected from discrimination on a number of fronts. One of the protections that you have is from age discrimination. A recent Supreme Court decision made it easier for federal employees to prove age discrimination....
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), individuals with disabilities have protection from discrimination and equal opportunity for employment. This includes requirements for employers to provide reasonable accommodation for those with disabilities. Which...
Expecting mothers in Pennsylvania often choose to continue working throughout their pregnancy. In fact, many also plan on returning after maternity leave. So why do pregnant women still face discrimination in the workplace? A pregnant woman may not even realize that...
It is true that due to the nature of at-will employment in the United States, employers have a lot of discretion when it comes to both hiring and firing. This means that wrongful termination can be very hard to prove in many instances. However, even though the...
