Jul 17, 2012 | ADA, Disability Discrimination, Discrimination, Retaliation, Uncategorized, Wrongful Termination
The ADA and ADAAA If you have a disability, you are protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), 42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq. (1990), and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA). These acts protect disabled but otherwise...
Jun 22, 2012 | ADA, ADEA, Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Discrimination, Employee Handbooks, Employment Contracts, Gender Discrimination, Retaliation, Title VII, Uncategorized, Wrongful Termination
Being terminated from a job is never a pleasant experience. Many people feel their dismissal was unfair or they feel they have been wronged. When tensions are high and accompanied by a wide range of emotions, it may be difficult to determine what the next step is....
Jun 15, 2012 | ADEA, Age Discrimination, Discrimination, Retaliation, Uncategorized, Wrongful Termination |
What is the ADEA? The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634, et seq. (1967), protects older workers from discrimination in the workplace. Discrimination has historically been based on “inaccurate and stigmatizing stereotypes“or...
May 18, 2011 | ADA, Discrimination, Uncategorized
The Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments of 2008 (ADAAA), which went into effect on January 1, 2009, was specifically designed by Congress to reject certain previous United States Supreme Court decisions that had narrowed the broad scope of protection originally...
Mar 18, 2011 | Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, Retaliation, Uncategorized
Title VII and most state’s statutes prohibit retaliation against any person who opposes or complains about sexual harassment or sex discrimination, or any other violation of Title VII or the ADA, in the workplace. This prohibition against retaliation also applies to...
Mar 10, 2011 | Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Title VII, Uncategorized
Sex discrimination and sexual harassment are prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Right to Act of 1964. Title VII makes it unlawful for an employer to “fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual, or to otherwise discriminate against any...
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