Work discrimination causes a range of effects on employees being mistreated. If you have been subject to harassment, discrimination, or other offenses, you can pursue damages related to lost wages. However, the law also allows damages for any pain and suffering that...
Employment Discrimination
A look at the costly effects of workplace discrimination
Company culture impacts the way employees treat each other. When organizational leaders prioritize training and consistently enforce their expectations about the treatment of others, they can effectively reduce the risk of discrimination. Workplace discrimination has...
Is sexual harassment a form of discrimination?
Florida workers like you deserve a safe space to do your work in. You have laws put in place to aid you, too. Unfortunately, not every workplace abides by these laws. This puts you in a precarious position in which discrimination may happen. Sexual harassment is...
Is mental health included in employment discrimination law?
Floridians with mental health issues will be relieved to learn that mental health is included in employment discrimination law. This means that your employer cannot discriminate against you solely for having a mental health condition, but there are some cases when an...
How can I prove employment discrimination?
Federal and state laws provide you protection from employment discrimination in all areas of the hiring and employment process, including interviews, promotions, job assignments and benefits. The American Bar Association explains if you believe you are a victim...
What characteristics are protected from discrimination and harassment?
Many employers and employees know it is illegal to discriminate. Unfortunately, that does not stop all workplace harassment and discrimination. Anyone can face these hardships, though many cases occur due to certain characteristics. There are several classifications...
Pregnancy remains an employment discrimination issue
The year is 2020, and one can be forgiven for believing that employment discrimination based on pregnancy is a thing of the past in Florida and elsewhere around the nation. Sadly, it is not. A woman in another state is claiming employment discrimination based on her...
Religious employment discrimination is anathema
People in the United States are guaranteed freedom of religion and freedom from religious discrimination in the workplace. A recent situation in Florida has led to a charge of employment discrimination based on religious grounds. A school administrator is...
Most workers have witnessed employment discrimination
Employers might want to convince workers that discrimination is a thing of the past, but most people have witnessed or experienced the exact opposite. In fact, employment discrimination is still thriving in the American workforce. Even divorce workplaces in Florida...
Employment discrimination still a concern for LGBT workers
Employees in Florida have certain protections when they go to work. For example, employment discrimination involving gender or race is against the law. There is a current lack of protections for LGBT workers, but a recently proposed state law hopes to...