The legal profession isn’t much different from any workplace when it comes to discrimination and harassment. Sometimes, law firms can even be worse, perhaps because of the mistaken perception by some lawyers that they… Read More ›
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4 Ways the Same-Sex Marriage Ruling Will Affect Your Workplace
The new US Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage is likely to result in four important changes in the workplace. The changes are more of a technical adjustment in rights than a major change, because many employers were already… Read More ›
8 Signs Your FMLA Rights Have Been Violated
The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) is a federal law requiring covered employers to provide employees job-protected and unpaid leave for qualified medical and family reasons. Qualified medical and family reasons include: personal or family… Read More ›
“The Voice” Concept Comes to the Hiring Process
Hey, job seekers! Got a great voice? I hope so. A new software program now in use by many large employers – Marriott, Hyatt, Panera Bread, Jimmy John’s, and Labor Ready, to name a few – records your phoned answers… Read More ›
Supreme Court: UPS Driver, Fired Because of Her Pregnancy, Can Sue Company
The United States Supreme Court today reinstated the pregnancy-discrimination lawsuit of former driver Peggy Young, who was fired because she could not perform all the duties of a driver while pregnant. The lawsuit arose because UPS would not allow… Read More ›
8 Ways to Protect Your Job Search and Career from Big Data “Reputation Scores”
The Rise and Dangers of Big Data & “Reputation Scoring” “Big Data ” – the term referring to the unprecedented volume of personal information being created online every minute – is being vacuumed up at blinding speed by companies… Read More ›
In Florida, Keep Your Workers’ Compensation Claim Open by Seeking Medical Care at Least Once Annually
Just a quick reminder for employees who are receiving workers’ compensation insurance benefits for a Florida job-related injury: Be sure to seek care or treatment at least once annually to keep your workers’ compensation claim alive and your right… Read More ›
BREAKING: Florida Prison Chief Imposes Severe Personal-Conduct Standard on Employees
The Florida Department of Corrections’ Secretary, Michael D. Crews, sent a memo today to “DCAll”- the designation for a mass email to all 23,000 employees – announcing a new, take-no-prisoners policy on employee conduct. Crews says that,… Read More ›
Employees Cheated of Wages & Overtime Have Powerful Rights
I hear almost daily from employees whose employers don’t pay them properly, and in most cases it’s a custom and practice of the employer, not a one-time thing. Employees lose lots of income this way. They’ll have you do… Read More ›
2014 LGBT Anti-Discrimination Law Update: 190 U.S. Cities and Counties Now Have Them. (19,810 Still Don’t.)
For all the progress our country has made in making the workplace safe for everyone, LGBT discrimination remains a severe and pervasive problem. Protection against harassment based on sexual orientation is almost nonexistent in the United States. Of approximately 20,000… Read More ›
Jim Garrity, Esq. - Employee Rights Lawyer 