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An employee may notice that a manager gives better work to male coworkers, passes over qualified women for promotions or makes unfair comments about gender. These actions may point to workplace discrimination. However, proving that an employer treated someone unfairly...
Finding out that a colleague earns more for the same work can feel deeply unfair. Federal law may protect you.The Equal Pay Act bars sex-based wage disparities when employees perform essentially equivalent work in similar workplace conditions, considering the skills...
When a minor workplace infraction leads to formal discipline or termination while coworkers who commit the same infraction receive nothing more than a verbal reminder, employees reasonably question whether the difference is fair. In federal and Indiana employment law,...
Receiving criticism about your work can leave you wondering whether your employer has identified a real problem or started looking for a reason to treat you differently. That can become more troubling after you disclose a disability, request an accommodation or...
You see a job posting that lists "recent graduate" or "digital native" as preferred qualifications. The role matches your experience and skills, but the wording feels designed to push you away. Employers sometimes use subtle phrases to discourage older applicants...
Workplace dress codes often include appearance standards. When those policies target natural hairstyles like locs, braids or afros, employees may face pressure to choose between job opportunities and cultural identity. Federal law offers some help, but state-level...
Performance reviews can shape promotions, raises and career growth. However, the words supervisors use may also reveal gender bias. While women may receive vague comments about their personality or communication style, men in comparable roles often get feedback that...
Many Indiana employees approaching their 60s face a troubling pattern at work. A supervisor begins suggesting retirement, and as the comments grow more frequent, the work environment becomes increasingly uncomfortable. This situation raises an important legal...
Microaggressions can be difficult to spot because they are often relatively subtle. But they can certainly still be a form of discrimination or harassment, often based on protected classes, such as race, ethnicity, national origin, sex or gender. Many microaggressions...
Requesting a reasonable accommodation so you can work in spite of a disability is only the first step. If your employer does not respond or engage with your request, you do not necessarily have to start over or assume the answer is no. Here are some actions that can...