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...
As a woman in the workplace, you probably have heard about the glass ceiling for years. This term serves as shorthand for the very real phenomenon of women, especially women of color, experiencing the inability to reach the top rungs of the corporate ladder,...
A non-compete agreement helps to protect employers who may have a market strength based on an internal corporate interest or secret. You working for them, especially as a key employee, implies learning those secrets or leveraging those interests. Having access to...
Wrongful termination occurs when an employer fires an employee for an illegal reason. Indiana is an at-will employment state, which means that your employer does not need a reason to end your employment. However, certain reasons for termination violate state and...
