When applicants apply for new jobs in Indiana, they may have to complete online questionnaires. They may, too, have to take online personality tests to help determine if they might be a good fit for the position. Many businesses are increasingly relying on artificial...
Race Discrimination
What are the risks of racial discrimination in the workplace?
Regardless of your race, you deserve the same rights and privileges as anyone else within your company. Recognizing that your employer treats you differently can cause alarm and confusion. Taking immediate action against racial discrimination can help you minimize its...
Responding to an illegal question about race during an interview
The excitement of interviewing for a job may quickly turn to horror for applicants faced with answering an illegal question. By law, employers cannot ask about specific topics including race, religion and disability. Illegal questions about race can result in serious...
Filing a complaint may be necessary after race discrimination
When people experience negative treatment at work, they may suspect that race discrimination is behind it. People can handle the situation in many ways. One of the available options is to file a complaint. The State of Indiana says that people can file complaints when...
Hair discrimination in the workplace
Workplace policies and behaviors that seek to regulate employees’ hairstyles can be discriminatory if they disproportionately impact certain races. Race is a protected class according to federal law. What does this mean and how does it relate to the ways employees...
Foreign accents and employment discrimination
Whether a prospective employer rejects your application because of your age or you lose your job because of your racial background, unlawful discrimination takes many different forms. Some people experience illegal discrimination as a result of their accent, and it is...
What emotional impact can racial discrimination have?
Unfortunately, despite many employer's best efforts to prevent racial discrimination from occurring at work, it is still possible for incidents to sneak by undetected unless the affected party reports it. Racial discrimination is still alive and well in the modern...
Race vs national origin discrimination
When it comes to race, color and national origin, people often confuse them. Race and color are very closely linked as color refer to the color of the skin and race usually will determine that. National origin, however, is different. The U.S. Equal Employment...
What is reverse discrimination, and does Title VII cover it?
You hear complaints about it more these days than ever before — a person of a majority group undergoes unfair treatment as a result of belonging to said group. If you experience unfair treatment because of your status as a member of a majority group, you may be the...
Could a legal policy lead to race discrimination?
To keep your workplace running smoothly, you need to have policies and rules in place. These might include everything from rules on keeping passwords secret to dress code guidelines. You should always ensure any policies and rules you have in place follow legal...