In a six to four decision the Supreme Court ruled that "An employer who fires an individual for being transgender violates Title VII."
Pregnancy Discrimination happens every day, learn your rights to be able to protect your employment.
President Trump has signed the First Coronavirus Response Act which will go into effect on April 1, 2020, affording employees rights due to COVID-19.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is the agency assigned to investigate any potential allegations regarding workplace discrimination. We recommend that you contact a qualified labor and employment lawyer before filing a charge as a lawyer can explain in detail important circumstances to consider.
ICE and Local Law Enforcement Are Working Together To Deport Undocumented Immigrants & How To Be Prepared
Yesterday, Wednesday January 17, 2018, seventeen (17) Counties in Florida including: Pinellas, Lee, Manatee, Bay, Walton, Hernando, Brevard, Polk, Indian River, Charlotte, Monroe, Sarasota, Columbia, Santa Rosa, Suwannee, Hillsborough and Pasco enrolled in a partnership creating a Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA), which allows the local law enforcement to hold an arrestee (undocumented person) in a…
Gender Identity and The Legal Right to a Restroom
EEOC: EMPLOYERS, YOUR EMPLOYEES HAVE THE LEGAL RIGHT OF ACCESS TO A RESTROOM THAT CORRESPONDS WITH THEIR GENDER IDENTITY The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued a Fact Sheet which unequivocally states that an employer is guilty of unlawful gender discrimination if they restrict the employee’s access to a restroom that is not consistent…
GOOGLE “AGE DISCRIMINATION” AND YOU MAY GET GOOGLE INC., AS A SEARCH RESULT!
GOOGLE “AGE DISCRIMINATION” AND YOU MAY GET GOOGLE INC., AS A SEARCH RESULT! A recent lawsuit filed against Google highlights that age discrimination, like all other forms of workplace discrimination, is a serious violation of the law that can potentially lead to significant economic consequences for employers. In Heath v. Google Inc., plaintiffs have filed…
Undocumented Workers Rights At Their Workplace
The Supreme Court in United States v. Texas, rendered a split decision (4-4) on the expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA+), as well as the Deferred Action for Parent Accountability (DAPA). DACA+ would have expanded the population eligible for the DACA program to people of any current age who entered the United…
Employer’s Can’t Refuse Reasonable Religious Accommodations When Hiring Potential Employees
Employer’s Can’t Refuse Reasonable Religious Accommodations When Hiring Potential Employees By: Matthew Brotz Imagine being denied a job or being fired because part of your attire speaks to a personally held religious belief. In today’s progressive society it may seem unlikely. But, think again. Not long ago, this happened to a young woman named Samantha…