Employment Law Blog

Is Cyberbullying in the Workplace on the Rise?

June 2, 2020

With the exception of essential workers, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many employees to work from home. It is unclear how long this model will continue, even after the pandemic is over and life slowly begins to go back to normal. According to estimates from Netskope, a cloud security services...

What is Gender Stereotyping?

May 19, 2020

Gender stereotyping is having or promoting a fixed, preconceived idea of how people should look or behave based on their gender. Discrimination against protected classes of workers is illegal under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act; this includes gender discrimination. Although Title VII does not specifically mention gender identity,...

Hostess Suffers Racial Controversy in Italian Restaurant

April 29, 2020

An Olive Garden hostess in Indiana recently quit her job after allegedly being the target of racial discrimination and retaliation. According to the former hostess, Olive Garden management obliged when a white customer demanded a non-black server. She also claimed that after speaking up about the discrimination, she was subject...

What is Sexual Harassment?

April 21, 2020

Sexual harassment exists in all types of companies and is experienced by employees at all levels, victims could be interns or in senior management. Sexual harassment comes in many forms. At times, it can be blatant; other times, it can come as a stealthy comment that makes a victim question...

Ageism at Work Prominent in the United States

April 14, 2020

A recent study found that charges related to age discrimination in the workplace doubled from 1990 to 2017. This targeted employees who were 65 years old and older. This is a surprising fact given that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) prohibits discrimination against employees who are aged 40...

Entitled Severance Pay

April 10, 2020

The recent Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused an abrupt spike in unemployment rates. Over 10 million people have filed an unemployment claim in the last few weeks. Due to the COVID-19, many people have lost their jobs and are in need of financial help and severance pay. Unfortunately, severance pay...