You are one of the few racial minorities working in your office. While you do not experience outright racial discrimination, you feel some of your coworkers' comments and actions border on discrimination. Have you heard of microaggressions? Forbes explores the...
If you still have the ability to perform good work for a business in your older years, your age should not be a barrier to employment. Unfortunately, age discrimination is not only a current issue for some older workers, but there are some reasons to believe that more...
Federal law categorizes a hostile work environment as a form of illegal harassment. Specifically, prohibited actions include intimidation, abuse or hostility about a legally protected class. Review the factors that determine the existence of a hostile work...
Sometimes it is easy to tell when a workplace is discriminating against employees of color or against people of particular ethnicities. However, a lot of discrimination can be much more subtle. Sometimes discrimination happens when a workplace burdens minority workers...
Female-on-female workplace bullying receives little attention in the media, but nevertheless represents a serious and ongoing form of sexual harassment that many female workers face on a daily basis. If you are a women who has become the bullying target of one of your...
The U.S. government takes issues of civil rights very seriously, and the protections afforded by the federal government extend to any workplace in Indiana. While sex discrimination is prohibited, transgender individuals may wonder where they fall under legislation...
If your former employer has offered you a severance agreement, does it meet the requirements that would allow it to stand up in court? If you are 40 or older, your severance agreement can only be legally binding if it is properly drafted. About the severance agreement...
Some people have difficulty coming to terms with their age and the reality that are getting older. Many people struggle with a midlife crisis at some point, which can impact various facets of one's life, but this is often an especially challenging issue for people who...
After reading about the very real problem of pregnancy discrimination, you may inevitably question how far workplace protections go in this regard. Many of those who come to see us here at the Employment Law Offices of John H. Haskin & Associates, LLC believe that...
Managing the evolving needs as a mother over your pregnancy is something that takes care and patience. Your comfortable capabilities in the first trimester may not be the same as during the third trimester. Being aware of any new limitations (heavy lifting, etc) and...
