Category: Workplace Discrimination

And What Damages Does Your Employer Have to Pay if It Breaks This Law? Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a law that prohibits employers from discriminating against employees or job applicants based on “race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.” If your employer discriminates against […]

YOU CAN’T BE FIRED FOR BEING TRANSGENDER OR GAY On June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision: that LGBT employees are entitled to protection from discrimination at work under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The wording of the law states that workplace discrimination is […]

What the Law Says About Recalling Workers from Furlough In the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, approximately 20% of workers in the United States were laid off or furloughed—but most of these workers said their employer planned to hire them back. Now that states are reopening, many employers are calling […]

What Happened—and What’s Next On March 8, 2019, the US Women’s National Soccer Club (USWNSC) filed a lawsuit against the US Soccer Federation (USSF) for equal pay under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act as well as the Equal Pay Act. The 28 players bringing the suit claimed the […]

It’s Unlawful, but It Happens—All Too Often Harassment and discrimination are unlawful in workplaces throughout the United States. However, for these laws to be enforced, somebody has to report the violation and participate in an investigation. Under the law, you’re supposed to be able to do both these things without […]