Those with debilitating medical conditions ranging from acquired illnesses to birth injuries often require some degree of support to engage in the same activities as those with no medical challenges. Historically, having functional limitations has meant that...
Everyone goes to work and sees the same faces every day. This familiarity could blur the boundaries regarding social interactions, making it difficult to determine if their actions and words toward you are shocking jokes or harassment. Fortunately, the law has...
Discrimination, harassment, and other questionable activities occur in many workplaces. However, employees may hesitate to report such misconduct for fear of retaliation from their coworkers or, worse, their employer. Unfortunately, recognizing, proving, and avoiding...
The United States is a country that embraces people from all different cultures. For some, hairstyle is an important trait and employers should be respectful of this attribute. In New York, failing to respect these is a form of discrimination. In New...
Many people face unlawful harassment at work for a variety of reasons: age, race, disability, gender or sexual orientation. While harassment is often confined to work hours, some harassers feel the need to follow their colleagues wherever they go, like social media....
The majority of companies have a hierarchical structure. This way, work can be supervised and issues can be reported up the ladder as necessary. But what happens once the top of the ladder has been reached? Who does your boss answer to? If they are engaging in...
New York is a bustling city that contains people of all backgrounds and creeds. This is the same sort of formation that most modern workplaces take. Unfortunately, people do have their differences and in a minority of cases, these can be founded upon discrimination. ...
Employees should be free to file complaints about issues such as harassment and discrimination in the workplace. They should know that they can file reports about violations of any employment laws with fear of retaliation. Firing or demoting an employee for speaking...
You’re in a meeting one day when your boss makes a joke about your religious preferences. This isn’t the first time. You’ve often heard him and others making condescending remarks in other meetings or do things that marginalize you. You realize you’ve had enough and...
All employees have a legal right to partake in their work without suffering discrimination. For disabled people, this right is enshrined in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Unfortunately, this message has yet to sink in for many co-workers and even...
