Archive for December 2016

While many in the U.S. take employment discrimination protection for granted, the reality is that these protections are relatively recent in terms of our country’s history. Most anti-discrimination laws draw their inspiration from the Civil Rights Act of 1964, more specifically from Title VII. While it does not include every protection one can think of,…

There are multiple ways by which an employee can be discriminated against. One of the most insidious is wage discrimination. Wage discrimination may be used against employees of a specific race, gender or other group, or it may be used as a weapon against individuals. If you are able to show that you are part…

The majority of U.S. workers with full-time jobs are covered by workers’ compensation insurance, meaning that if you are injured on the job, your injury will be covered by your employer’s insurance company at minimal cost to you. However, some employers will punish employees for filing a claim, either by firing or some other negative…

Approximately 1 in 3 Americans have some type of criminal record, whether for minor infractions or serious felonies. While in theory, release from prison ends that chapter of a person’s life, in practice a criminal record can have significant long-term effects. Finding jobs for people with criminal records can be difficult, since it is not…