For many years now, LGBT rights advocates have pushed for changes to existing laws regarding workplace discrimination. Although many states protect LGBT workers against discrimination, federal law does not offer the same protection. Federal law does prohibit employers from discriminating based on race, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, or...
On Tuesday, a new racial discrimination lawsuit against Fox News emerged. Just days after host Bill O’Reilly was ousted by the network for sexual harassment charges, new allegations of racial discrimination at the network have arisen. Eleven current and former Fox News employees filed a class-action lawsuit in New York...
Three women, two of whom are current employees in Fox News’ payroll department and one of whom is a former employee, filed a lawsuit against a former executive at the Fox, alleging “appalling discrimination” and “years-long relentless racial animus.” The women allege that they were victims of racial harassment during...
The Equal Pay Act was signed into law in 1963 by President John F. Kennedy. Back then a woman could expect to earn 59 cents for every dollar that a man made. According to the National Partnership for Women and Families, today that number has increased to 80 cents. That...
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prevents discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities. This can be in reference to chronic, lifelong disabilities, or debilitating illnesses that an employee may suffer. Employees suffering from cancer are protected in several ways. In addition to protections regarding confidentiality of medical information, the Act...
It seems that, in many ways, society has come a long way over the past few decades. Unfortunately, there are still some areas in need of much progress. Sexual harassment in the workplace is still prevalent in today’s culture. In fact, the number of sexual harassment cases filed has remained...