Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects individuals against discrimination on the basis of race and color as well as national origin, sex, disability or religion. In the workplace, it is illegal to discriminate due to race in regard to hiring, termination, compensation, promotion, job training, or...
A California federal court has ruled that employers are legally allowed to pay women less for the same work, based on the difference in their previous salaries. The 9th United States Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a ruling by a lower court, which stated that differences in pay based...
Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits discriminatory acts at work based on gender. Though passed into law more than 50 years ago, this and other forms of discrimination continue to be a serious problem. However, many people are unsure about...
Recent reports of sexual harassment within the Uber culture have put the company in the spotlight – and it is a very negative light. A former employee wrote a blog post about her experience within the company, prompting an investigation. The former employee, a full-time engineer, had experienced harassment from...
In a recent case from New York, a hotel executive claimed she faced retaliation and harassment from supervisors and coworkers after she filed a complaint against a senior member of her company kissed her without her consent in a bar. In her claim, she states that she was blamed for...
There was a time when the non-compete clause – a document that prevents an employee from leaving for a competitor – was reserved for high-paid executives. Today these legal documents have become far more common, affecting a wide range of employees, including blue-collar workers. A new employee may sign a...