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Examples of Employer Retaliation
A 2020 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) report states that 55% of discrimination complaints relate to workplace retaliation. The signs of workplace retaliation appear when an employer disciplines an employee for exercising a right or engaging in an activity protected by the EEOC.
The EEOC created retaliation laws to …
Legal Options for Sexual Harassment Victims
Sexual harassment is more common than you might think — 81% of women and 20% of men experience sexual harassment in the workplace. Everyone who experiences sexual harassment has different needs as far as reporting and resolving the situation, and there are various legal options to suit different scenarios. These …
Examples of Criminal Record Discrimination
An estimated 70 million to 100 million Americans have a criminal record. While employers in the United States can legally inquire about an applicant’s criminal history during the recruiting process, the laws are shifting, and Pennsylvania laws have changed to protect these job applicants from criminal record discrimination.
Do you …
What to Know About the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
There are various laws that prohibit discrimination against pregnant individuals, but the new pregnancy protection act is unique. For example, unlike the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) is not limited to persons with disabilities or related to how employers treat other employees.
The PWFA …
PUMP Act 2023: The New Breastfeeding Law
Despite the passage of a 2010 law allowing lactating mothers to pump breastmilk at workplaces, one in four women remained unprotected. Nine million workers, including registered nurses, teachers and farmworkers, had no right to express breastmilk in private. The newly passed PUMP Act seeks to bridge this gap by expanding …