Working with Cancer: What Are Your Rights?
Cancer is a serious affliction. Even when cancer treatment successfully halts the disease, the recovery process can take months or years. In...
What Is Maternity Leave?
For any parent, the arrival of a new child means a significant change in daily routine, possibly at work as well as...
Articles on Sex and Gender Discrimination in the Workplace
EEOC's First Lawsuit to Protect Rights of Transgender Workers Transgender Employee Issues Gender Identity and Transgender Restroom Conflicts at Work and in...
EEOC Files 3 New Pregnancy Discrimination Cases in August
Vigilant and diligent about enforcing federal anti-discrimination laws, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed three new pregnancy discrimination cases...
Reasons for Illegal Termination in Cobb County
Georgia is an at-will employment state, which means as long as you don't have a contract in place, you can leave your...
What Makes a Workplace ADA-Compliant?
The Americans with Disabilities Act (signed in 1990, amended in 2008) is an important piece of legislation with far-reaching implications for employers...
Case: Andrews Vs. Obayashi
Obayashi Construction hired James Andrews as a miner. While Andrews worked daily under the earth creating the Atlanta sewer system, he was...
When Do You Have to Inform Your Employer About Your Disability?
For individuals suffering from physical or mental disability, maintaining employment and reaching full potential can be challenging. Employers and coworkers may be...
What is Maternity Leave and Do You Qualify?
The United States prides itself on its family values. But when compared to other industrialized countries – and even developing countries –...
Should Religion Be an Excuse for Carrying Daggers?
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 provides employees with a generous array of protections when it comes to religious...
What Is Meant by “Reasonable Accommodations” for Employees?
One of the crucial elements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is the requirement it imposes on employers to provide workers...
Employees and Religious Holidays
As we make our way through the calendar year, a number of holidays come into play – not all of which are...
Workplace Rights You Think You Have-But You Don’t
As a nation, Americans love to talk about their right to do just about whatever they please. We go where we want...
Why Employers Should Take Pregnancy Discrimination Seriously
Pregnancy is a condition that has major repercussions across all aspects of a woman's life, including employment. Pregnant women can face multiple...
What You Need to Know About Paid Leave
Most people pride themselves on being reasonably productive as employees, whether they work at a coffee shop or a Fortune 500 company....
Paternity Leave and the Options for Dads
The birth of a child is a major event in a couple’s life. It’s only natural that the arrival of a child...
Signs of Ageism
Older workers can offer a wealth of skills and knowledge to the contemporary workplace. In general, they're more experienced and more emotionally...
The History of Women & Equality in the Workplace
Contrary to widespread belief, women have been employed outside the home since well before the advent of modern times. It is true,...
Millennial Employees More Likely to Recognize Discrimination in the Workplace
It seems as though every generation spends time fretting about their successors—that is, the people who will one day replace them as...
Politics in the Workplace
Considering the highly contentious and unusually colorful nature of the 2016 presidential election, it's likely that political discussions in the workplace occupied...
Rights of Employees with Mental Health Conditions
Federal law—most notably the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)—grants certain employment rights to persons suffering from physical infirmities, such as impaired vision...
Reasons Why Employers Should Practice Good Documentation in the Office
When illegal termination cases and similar kinds of employment disputes reach the courts, the proceedings often turn into a parade of mutual...
How to Know if You Were Illegally Fired from Your Job
Getting fired from a job is an unpleasant experience, particularly when an employer decides to terminate without warning. Abrupt termination not only...
Are H-1B Work Visa Holders Eligible for FMLA Leave?
The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) is a federal law that protects the employment rights of workers in the...