Employment Law

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...

A company's policies are important but can be become a business litigation case when acts like shareholder oppression, breaches of contract and other matters occur.  You have to follow many employment-related laws as an employer, and failing to do so -- even...

If you work in a customer service or sales position, having a good disposition is crucial to career success. You need to be friendly so that people want to work with you and so that customers come back to the business. Whether you wait tables, sell phone plans or help...

Who do you suppose is more likely to experience sexual harassment in your workplace: Your female manager or their female administrative assistant? It might surprise you to learn that the manager is more at risk. Women in positions of power get harassed more often --...

Legally speaking, workplace sexual harassment refers to any unwelcome sexual conduct or advances within the workplace that create a hostile, offensive and intimidating work environment. These can include continuous belittling or sexually-toned jokes, a workplace...

Missouri is an at-will employment state but that still does not allow you to be fired for discriminatory reasons. If you believe you have been wrongfully terminated, contact today. As an employer, you certainly have the option to offer...

When you think of sexual harassment in the workplace, you may initially assume it involves two people of opposite genders -- and this is common. Much of the time, female workers are the victims in these situations, while male workers -- who may be higher up the...

To make a claim against your employer or others for sexual harassment, you first should take steps to make sure that your case is actionable. There are some requirements that your case should meet to be sure that it will stand up in court. To start with, you need to...

Following is a scenario employed to highlight a labor-tied matter commanding broad significance in varied workplaces across the country. To wit: “Bill” has a confirmed disability that materially limits his engagement with one or more life activities. Although that...

It probably will not surprise you to learn that women file more claims for sexual harassment at work than men. Over recent years many men have begun to realize just how much a part of life sexual harassment is for women of all ages. Most women and girls already knew...