Both federal and state laws prohibit employers from discriminating based on race. No company should ever make hiring or firing decisions based on the color of someone's skin, their country of origin or their cultural background. Racism in the workplace is often...
Year: 2021
How do you know if your workplace has a hostile environment?
It’s important that you are able to recognize if your workplace is toxic. A toxic work environment makes the workday longer and harder for everyone, so it’s necessary to take steps to correct it. As an employer, it’s your responsibility to make sure that your...
Court upholds ruling in prison employee’s retaliation case
A Missouri state appeals court in September upheld a lower court’s decision, affirming that the state most pay $700,000 to a Department of Corrections employee and her attorneys in a workplace retaliation case. Shelley Gray, a prison corrections officer for two...
Discrimination may only show up as a pattern
In a singular case of discrimination, your employer may well have an excuse ready to make it appear that they’re acting fairly. If they fire a Black employee, for instance, they may say that it had nothing to do with race and that they were just underwhelmed with that...
What should you do when a customer sexually harasses you?
Sexual harassment in the workplace is an issue that affects countless Americans. Many people have an unnecessarily restrictive definition of sexual harassment that stops them from recognizing how inappropriate their work environment actually is. For example, many...
Why are schizophrenia diagnoses in the U.S. elderly soaring?
According to the pharmaceutical records, schizophrenia is on the rise among the elderly in the United States. Does that sound shocking? It should. Schizophrenia is not typically a “late-in-life” disease. It’s usually diagnosed in men by their late teens or early 20s...
Teach your teens how to respond to workplace sexual harassment
McDonald’s has taken several hits to its corporate reputation lately for allowing sexual harassment of its workers to flourish amid franchise operations. In the latest blow, yet another lawsuit has been filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...
Is a fall the responsibility of a nursing home facility?
A fall, even from the same level rather than a great height, could cause severe injury to an older adult. One in four older adults will suffer a fall in any given year, making them a major source of concern for family members. Worries about fall risks are a common...
Why should I speak up against workplace discrimination?
It is important to speak up against workplace discrimination whether you yourself are the victim or you witness an act of discrimination. Two reasons to take this important step include: You can be the change Racial, gender, or religious biases remain a problem within...
Are your company policies the law?
You have to follow many employment-related laws as an employer, and failing to do so -- even accidentally or unintentionally -- can result in a lawsuit. At the same time, you likely have company rules or regulations laid out as policies in your employee handbook....