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You may have a legal claim if you think you were fired in retaliation for being a whistleblower. Whistleblowers are protected under state and federal law from retaliation by their employers. What protections are afforded to whistleblowers, and what can you do if you...
Age discrimination is a problem that many people face in the workforce. Instead of being valued for their experience, they’re penalized for a few gray hairs. It can be challenging to determine if you are dealing with discrimination because of your age, but there are...
When you get a bunch of people together every day, it’s almost inevitable that they will talk about other individuals in the same office. Sometimes, the chatter is about innocent topics, like whether someone’s new hairdo or outfit is flattering. Other times, however,...
Are you prepared to accept a recent job offer? If so, you may be so eager to get started that you don’t review the information in the employment contract you receive. Unfortunately, this can be a huge mistake. Even though there are situations where a verbal contract...
Arguably, the ideal way to handle workplace discrimination is to prevent it from happening in the first place. In many instances, an anti-discrimination and harassment policy stops would-be harassers from acting on their impulses. Workplace policies are a big deal in...
You've been searching for a new position for several weeks now. Finally, you landed an interview and it went well. You’ve been offered a position that appears to match your skills and experience. The remuneration and terms offered verbally were even better than you’d...
Workplace accidents and injuries happen. They occur in some jobs more than others. Maybe you’ve suffered a few injuries over the many years of your career that required medical treatment and some time off of work. You filed workers’ compensation claims to get the...
Workplace bullying has been around for as long as workplaces have. Now that more and more people are working remotely, some of that bullying has gone online. Even for those who go to an office, studio, factory or another workplace every day, cyberbullying can be yet...
The standard practice for most jobs is that the person who is quitting is expected to give two weeks’ notice. When they give their boss the heads-up that they're going to leave the position, they give them two more work weeks to find a replacement. But do you actually...
You weren’t terminated or laid off from your job, but you don’t feel like you left willingly. Your manager and perhaps some of your colleagues made things so miserable for you that you just couldn’t go on working there. Since technically you weren’t told – or even...