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Attorney: Pregnancy Related Discrimination Cases On The Rise

With more and more women becoming the primary breadwinner in their families, it is important to know how the workplace is addressing issues of the family, like pregnancy.

2013/06/16

‘At Will’ Employment

Can you fire someone who, though competent, is so irritating you want to choke him? Yes.

2013/05/15

Wet Seal To Pay $7.5M In Discrimination Lawsuit

Wet Seal Inc. has agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a federal racial discrimination lawsuit filed by three of the retailer’s former employees.

2013/05/09

Encouraging Employees To Lose Weight

There is no law that specifically protects people against their employer’s job decisions based on their excess weight.

2012/12/14

Verbal Abuse At Work

Anyone who’s ever worked with a bully knows how awful it can be but is verbal abuse on the job illegal?

2012/09/28

New twenty dollar bills at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, DC(Photo credit: KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images)

Opinion: Obama Is Trying To Buy The Hispanic And Female Vote With Another Government Giveaway

Conveniently-timed for Obama’s reelection, the Hispanic and Women Farmers and Ranchers Claims Resolution program began September 24, 2012 – just a month-and-a-half before the election. Apparently the Obama administration did not care about this alleged injustice to females and Hispanics any time in the past three-and-a-half years. It just happened to be thought about and addressed now – just before voters pull the lever.

2012/09/27

Doylestown Makes It Illegal To Discriminate Against Women Breastfeeding In Public

A new law in Doylestown means if a mother was breastfeeding in a store, it would be illegal for the business owner or manager to ask her to move, cover up or say something to embarrass her.

2012/09/25

Baggy Pants Legislation

The way you dress yourself is a form of expression protected under the first amendment. But that right is not unfettered.

2012/09/24

Employees Who Smell

Employees can be disciplined for issues that affect their coworkers even if it’s not related to the tasks they perform. So body odor , cigarette stench or too-heavy perfume could get you fired.

2012/09/21

The Legalities of Probationary Employment

Does a company have a right to fire a probationary employee for any reason in the first three months? Many companies think so.

2012/09/18

Pennsylvania Racial Bias Case Includes Diversity Provision

A recently settled racial discrimination lawsuit involving dozens of Hispanic and black city children who said they were shunned by a swim club in an overwhelmingly white suburban neighborhood includes an unusual provision that aims to heal the wounds caused by the ordeal.

2012/08/17