Businesses need to have certain policies and procedures in place. These will help ensure successful business operations and minimize risks. Policies and procedures provide a clear set of guidelines for all aspects of the company. Here are some policies essential for...
Employers have an obligation to provide reasonable accommodations in certain situations. This has long been applied to employees with disabilities. When an employer can easily make modifications that allow for continued employment of someone with a disability, they...
In the workplace, employees with various backgrounds can interact and form professional relationships necessary for thriving careers. Still, there are limits to their behavior, setting boundaries for misconduct that might be harassment or discrimination. Fortunately,...
When most people think of personal classifications that are legally protected from discrimination in the workplace, they often think of race, gender, age, disability and other innate characteristics. However, in some states, including Florida, martial status is also...
The average worker knows that there are rules against discrimination, but they may not truly understand them. Which is understandable because the law is complicated and ever evolving. Employees may believe that certain actions constitute discrimination when they do...
No expectant mother should have to face the unfair choice of whether they continue working or maintain a healthy pregnancy. To address this workplace problem, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) came into effect only a few months back. This new law explicitly...
One of the reasons that employers have long utilized non-compete agreements in their contracts is that these restrictive covenants provide very broad-reaching protection. Although they are only enforceable when there are specific temporal and geographic limitations...
One of the greatest assets of the U.S. is its workforce. Workers are so valuable that the law has provisions to protect their rights, health, safety and livelihoods. Some laws shield them from retaliation. When employees exercise their rights by filing a complaint or...
There are more women in more industries now than in decades prior. Women work in fields including technology and science, in addition to areas that they have historically dominated, like nursing, education and social work. Women now fill more management positions as...
Age discrimination in employment is broadly illegal per both state and federal law, provided that an affected employee is of a certain age. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) formally established protections for workers over the age of 39....