Restaurant Sexual Harassment Prevention

While sexual harassment occurs in many different workplaces, certain industries are more prone to sexually inappropriate misconduct than others. For numerous reasons, the restaurant industry is especially prone to sexual harassment. Each staff position in a restaurant requires a unique set of skills. Cooks, wait staff, management, busboys, and even patrons join to make a […]

http://www.discrimlaw.net/2019/06/06/restaurant-sexual-harassment-prevention/

Five Things You Should Know About the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)

Age discrimination is a very real problem in the workplace today. In fact, according to a 2018 AARP workplace survey, nearly two out of three workers aged 45 and older said they have seen or experienced age discrimination at work. This survey included 3,900 individuals over the age of 45 who were employed or seeking employment. What […]

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Five Things You Should Know About the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)

Age discrimination is a very real problem in the workplace today. In fact, according to a 2018 AARP workplace survey, nearly two out of three workers aged 45 and older said they have seen or experienced age discrimination at work. This survey included 3,900 individuals over the age of 45 who were employed or seeking employment. What […]

http://www.njdiscrimlaw.net/2019/06/06/five-things-you-should-know-about-the-age-discrimination-in-employment-act-adea/

Mozilla Develops Guidelines to Support Transgender Employees

In support of their transgender employees and workers who may be transitioning between genders, Mozilla, creator of the Firefox browser, publicly announced new human resources policies at the end of 2018. The move has the potential to make waves across technological and other industries as it acknowledges the need to rethink dated guidelines, processes, and […]

http://www.discrimlaw.net/2019/06/05/mozilla-guidelines-support-transgender-employees/

Union Files Complaint for Lost Wages

The Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE) labor union recently filed a complaint against Hackensack Meridian Health, claiming that a payroll mistake has left thousands of their members with incorrect paychecks. Some received less than they were owed, while others were not paid at all. HPAE, which represents over 2,000 workers, claims that the problem has […]

http://www.njdiscrimlaw.net/2019/06/04/union-files-complaint-lost-wages/

New Fund Aimed to End Workplace Sexual Harassment

Sexual harassment has been a widespread problem in the workplace for what has seemingly been ages. Unwanted and illegal interactions at work have been increasingly worrisome for generations. Studies have shown that eight out of 10 women experienced sexual harassment in the workplace. Women who suffered through such an experience had reported mental and physical […]

http://www.discrimlaw.net/2019/06/03/new-fund-end-workplace-sexual-harassment/

Whistleblower Fights for Professional Cheerleaders

A former National Football League (NFL) cheerleader has spent the past year fighting how the organization treats women. She claims that they maintain a culture that discriminates against females, while focusing on power and money. As a cheerleader for an NFL team for three years, she was fired early in 2018. The reasons given were […]

http://www.discrimlaw.net/2019/05/31/whistleblower-fights-professional-cheerleaders/