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Race Discrimination in the Workplace: What Employees Should Know Race discrimination in the workplace remains a serious issue across many industries. Federal laws prohibit employers from treating employees unfairly because of their race. Even so, unlawful discrimination can still occur during hiring, promotions, discipline, pay decisions, and termination. Understanding...

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law that provides protected medical leave to eligible employees. FMLA retaliation occurs when an employer punishes an employee for requesting or using FMLA protected leave. Examples of FMLA retaliation range from wrongful termination to change in pay or position upon return from...

Pregnancy should be a time of anticipation and planning—not fear of losing your job or being treated unfairly at work. Yet for many employees, announcing a pregnancy can bring unexpected challenges, from subtle changes in how they’re treated to outright denial of opportunities or accommodations. This kind of treatment isn’t just unfair—it...

An arbitration agreement is simply a contract or provision of a contract that requires disputes to be resolved through a process called “arbitration” rather than in court. Arbitration agreements frequently appear in both employment discrimination and construction defect cases. In many ways the arbitration process mirrors that of the court process, however,...

Receiving an unfair write up does not mean you automatically have a legal claim against your employer. In determining whether an unfair write up is legal you have to ask yourself a few questions: 1.         Have I recently complained of discrimination? 2.        ...