By admin + September 8th, 2010
Age Discrimination
Over time, individuals often gain valuable work experience that can be useful in obtaining new employment later on. When hiring, many businesses look for employees who have prior experience in the field and are familiar with the requirements of that particular position. Unfortunately, applicants may face employment discrimination based solely on their age and [...]
By admin + September 6th, 2010
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces the anti-discrimination laws, per the Federal Civil Rights Act, originally passed in 1964. The EEOC is a government agency that has the power to analyze charges and claims regarding unlawful discrimination cases, as well as reach initial judgments in these matters.
The following are the steps which you will [...]
By admin + September 3rd, 2010
Most states have passed laws that require equal employment opportunity to people by prohibiting discrimination. Equal employment opportunity means giving people a chance to succeed. It is a principle that expresses the fundamental principle of fairness.
In accordance with state civil rights laws, employers in California try to adhere to discrimination and harassment laws and enforce [...]
By admin + August 25th, 2010
www.cbdlaw.com Our attorney at theDolan Law Firm in San Francisco, California, Christopher Dolan explains that if you are suffering from unlawful activities in work place especially harassment and discrimination cases, its important that you notify your employer immediately in writing because under certain case law, your employer can only be hold responsible if theyve been [...]
By admin + August 18th, 2010
America has got laws in place that ensure that workplace discriminations do not occur. What constitutes workplace discrimination? Not hiring a person or awarding a promotion based on the person’s sexual orientation, adoption, paternity, parental, marital status, race, ethnicity, religious beliefs, nationality, citizenship, or disability can be termed as workplace discrimination.
As an employee you should [...]
By admin + August 14th, 2010
Religious discrimination at the workplace is still one of the biggest challenges facing many countries around the world, especially here in Canada and in the USA. Even through religious discrimination has been an illegal factor, it still happens very frequently.
The laws against religious discrimination give employers a really hard time. On one hand, you can’t [...]
By admin + August 6th, 2010
Employment Discrimination Protections in the United States Constitution The U.S. Constitution prohibits job discrimination by federal, state, or local government.
Federal employment discrimination laws prohibit employers from discriminating based on race, sex, religion, national origin, physical disability, or age. The laws protect workers from unlawful discrimination, bias, or prejudice, in the following areas of [...]
By admin + July 30th, 2010
Gay discrimination in the workplace is prohibited by federal law in government-endorsed jobs, but many states and cities also prohibit it in private employment. Stay informed on all local and federal laws with help from aSupreme Court-certified civil mediator in this free video on employment law. Expert: Robert Todd Bio: Robert Todd is the managing [...]
By admin + July 24th, 2010
The Labor Law in the California covers a wide range of topics and statutes that aim to protect the welfare of the employees without displeasing the various rights and privileges of the businesses. These law provisions intend to make a balance between the labor and the business sectors. However, because of the many discriminative acts [...]
By admin + July 22nd, 2010
Hindsight is a great thing. With hindsight we would change so many of our actions, or would we? Big Audio Dynamite sing, “if I had my time again I’d do it all the same.” Is this the song that employers sing when it comes to how they treat their employees, even when [...]