If someone experiences discrimination in the workforce due to their race, the first course of action is normally to file a report with the Human Resources department. Additionally, they can file a report with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to hold your...
There are many forms of racial discrimination that can occur at your workplace. If your employer uses your actual or perceived race, color or ethnicity against you when making decisions about job duties, promotions, hiring or firing, that is an illegal form of racial...
As an older worker in Indiana, you may know first hand what it feels like to experience discrimination. Ageism affects people as young as 40 years old and can have serious repercussions on productivity, mental health, financial stability and emotional wellbeing....
Federal labor laws prohibit employers from using discriminatory practices while screening and interviewing job candidates. For example, an ad to recruit employees may not use language that could discourage individuals from one gender or certain races from applying....
As the first batch of millennial workers approaches 40, they may soon be in for a surprise when they are no longer the young, cutting-edge employees at work. Discrimination based on a person's age has been illegal for some time, just as has discrimination based on a...
While sexual harassment cases detailed in the media often highlight female victims, men, too, are common victims of this behavior in the workplace. You may face a lower risk of experiencing this harassment as a male than you would as a female. Yet, you may face...
You should never feel uncomfortable around people you have to work beside. The dread you feel going into work on a daily basis may grow into something that eventually begins to impact your physical and mental health. Workplace harassment is illegal in Indiana, and you...
Finding the right job for you is not always easy, but if you are job-seeking and also 35 or older, you may find it particularly difficult. In fact, these days, jobseekers ages 35 and over report that they see their age as the most significant hurdle they face on the...
Ideally, an employer's decision to hire you for a job should only take your qualifications into consideration, not your race, color or national origin. For this reason, questions that would provide your prospective employer with information about your race, whether...
If your employer requires you to work additional hours in a day or week, there is a chance you qualify for overtime pay. The law dictates what constitutes overtime and requires special overtime pay. However, not every situation where you work more hours will qualify...
