When people think about someone who perpetuates racial discrimination, they often assume that those actions are intentional. They imagine someone who consciously wants to use their position to discriminate against another, based on race. This is something that...
Year: 2021
Do you work in a hostile work environment? Here are 4 red flags
A hostile work environment is one in which you feel uncomfortable and unsafe. You may not feel comfortable with how a coworker invades your personal space or be upset about someone harassing a colleague. It is your right to work in an environment free of hostilities....
The role of power in bullying and harassment
Unfortunately, bullying doesn't stop when you graduate from high school. It certainly extends to the workplace, and many people have experienced having a co-worker, a supervisor or even an employer act like a bully to them on the job. This can also take the form of...
Your employer shouldn’t demand that you work off the clock
As an hourly worker, you deserve compensation for your time on the job. You may not have a promise of a specific number of hours each week, which can make budgeting to pay your bills more difficult. However, at the very least, you should be able to depend on receiving...
Racial discrimination isn’t always overt
Discrimination of any sort in the workplace isn’t acceptable. For many people, discrimination comes because of something they don’t have any control over. This is the case when a person is facing racial discrimination because they can’t control their race. While some...
Can a food delivery company keep your tips?
If you make your living delivering food and drinks to people’s doors, you may have found that the living you make is less than you'd hoped for. Working as a delivery driver or rider is never going to be the best-paid job. Yet third-party delivery companies could still...
3 ways that employment discrimination limits your career growth
Numerous laws at both the federal and state levels protect workers from discrimination. An employer should not base their decisions about your career on your age, your religion, your sex or other protected characteristics, like medical conditions. Unfortunately,...
Can your employer “round down” the time you’ve worked?
As an hourly worker in California, you only receive compensation for the time when you are present at your place of employment performing work. Unlike a salaried employee, you cannot always predict what your income will be from week to week if your schedule changes....
Activision Blizzard settles sexual harassment, discrimination claims
Activision Blizzard, the video game designer behind such popular classics as Call of Duty and Candy Crush, has reached a settlement agreement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over sexual harassment and discrimination claims. The $18 million...
Can you take time off of work for your spouse’s chemotherapy?
Both federal and state laws protect your right to take unpaid leave in certain circumstances. To qualify for that leave, you need to have worked for your employer for long enough, and the company itself also needs to be a certain size. However, if at least fifty...