Monthly Archives: March 2024
What Can a Whistleblower Safely Report to the Government?
You may already know that whistleblower laws prohibit your employer from retaliating against you for taking certain actions, or for reporting certain illegal activity. These laws allow employees who see illegal behavior, to report and try to stop that behavior, without fear of repercussions at work. But just what kind of things do the… Read More »
What is National Origin Discrimination?
You probably already know that it is illegal to discriminate in the workplace based on national origin. Many people just assume this means the same thing as “race,” but they are two different things, and legally, although discriminating on both is illegal, discrimination on the basis of national origin is a separate distinct category… Read More »
Women have a Right to be Offered, and to Take, Dangerous Jobs
Let’s say that you are a woman, and you are applying for a job that may be considered dangerous-or perhaps, you are asking for a promotion within your company to a position that could be considered dangerous or risky. Your employer is concerned, and tells you that you can’t be hired or promoted to… Read More »
What You May Not Have Known About Age Discrimination in the Workplace
Are you being discriminated against at work because of your age? That may seem like an easy question to answer, given that most of us are aware that age discrimination is illegal. But there are a lot of things about age discrimination that you may not be aware of. It’s not just employers –… Read More »
