Posted on November 17th, 2008 by admin
Under the Federal Title VII laws of the United States, a woman cannot be discriminated against in situations relating to pregnancy, childbirth, or for any medical reasons associated with these things. One of the biggest things that pregnant women have to face when they have a job and become pregnant is pregnancy accommodation.
Legally, employers must acknowledge a pregnant woman’s physical needs during the time of her pregnancy. This means that is she needs to be put in a new position that does not require as much physical activity as her current position, the employer must do this, if it is possible to do so without the company being “unduly burdened”. In other words, if it is possible to provide the pregnant employee with accommodations during the time of her pregnancy, the employer must do so or he is in violation of Federal law.
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Posted on November 12th, 2008 by admin
The United States Federal government has not ruled that discrimination for sexual orientation warrants anti-discrimination laws. Therefore, it is up to the individual states to address this issue [...] Continue Reading…
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Posted on November 9th, 2008 by admin
The only state in the United States that has anti-discrimination law for sexual orientation discrimination is California. California has many statutes that protect workers from any discrimination in [...] Continue Reading…
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Posted on November 4th, 2008 by admin
Sexual orientation discrimination is considered by many Americans to be an issue of the utmost importance in today’s’ workplace. No matter where a company or business is located, [...] Continue Reading…
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Posted on November 1st, 2008 by admin
Of the two common types of racial discrimination that are found in the workplace, disparate impact is the harder one to describe and even harder to prove. Disparate [...] Continue Reading…
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Posted on October 27th, 2008 by admin
There are two basic types of racial discrimination that are common in the workplace; the more common one, disparate treatment, is direct and purposefully harmful to the person. [...] Continue Reading…
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Posted on October 24th, 2008 by admin
When someone with a disability is hired into a company, they have the right to ask for what is called “reasonable accommodation”. Reasonable accommodation is essentially the things [...] Continue Reading…
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Posted on October 20th, 2008 by admin
Some employers are hesitant about hiring people with disabilities. This can be for many reasons, such as the needs that the person will have during his or her [...] Continue Reading…
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Posted on October 16th, 2008 by admin
According to age discrimination laws, an employer is not allowed to exchange an older employee for an employee of a younger age, or for an employee of the same [...] Continue Reading…
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Posted on October 12th, 2008 by admin
This is a very complicated issue of workplace discrimination. When companies are having financial troubles they often let employees go. Sometimes they offer “early retirement” packages to [...] Continue Reading…
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