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If you are unhappy with your company’s dress code, you might wonder where the law stands on the issue. With more progress being made on equal rights, you might assume your employer can no longer tell you what you can and cannot wear. It may surprise you to learn,...
Many workers struggle with the thought of becoming pregnant. They may want to do so, but they’re worried that they’ll lose their job if they do. They may be worried about being replaced while on maternity leave and told not to come back. Furthermore, even workers who...
You get fired from your job, where you’d worked for five years. You believe that the firing was because of racial prejudice from your employer. Naturally, though, your employer denies this. They provide other reasons for the firing. How do you prove that they’re not...
Workplace discrimination is illegal in all its forms, whether that discrimination is based on race, gender, age, disability, national origin or numerous other reasons. Workers deserve fair treatment, regardless of the personal factors that they cannot change. ...
You work in a real estate office and consistently rake in the sales awards. But your excellent salesmanship skills have had quite a negative consequence. You’ve become the target of bullies in the office. What can you do? Is this behavior crossing a legal line?...
If you feel that you’re being discriminated against on the job, then one of the best things you can do is to collect documentation. Documentation is the best way to prove that you have been putting up with actions that were unfair or unnecessary should your case ever...
You were having a day out with friends when you tripped and fell. As a result of the fall, you broke your ankle. Your job is one that requires you to stand most of the day, so when you arrived at work, you let your employer know that you were going to need to be...
Employers in Florida often say that they value workers with years of experience and knowledge, actively seeking out experienced candidates to fill empty positions. Unfortunately, these employers seem to forget that decades of experience only comes with decades of...
For years, women in Florida and across the United States have fought for equal representation in the workforce. Though many strides have been made, one place where women still are not represented equally is in the tech industry. Previous studies have noted gender bias...
Despite the #MeToo movement and widespread media attention to sexual harassment and workplace discrimination, women in Florida continue to face gender discrimination on the job. Around 40% of women across the country say that they have witnessed or personally...
