Age Discrimination

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Does Title VII Protect Overseas Remote Employees?

Since COVID reshaped the workplace, remote work has exploded. Employees now clock in from bedrooms, kitchen tables, airports, and yes—other countries. With work happening everywhere, many employees assume that employment discrimination laws automatically follow them...

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Can I Be Fired For Reporting Sexual Harassment And Discrimination At Work?

When an employee reports sexual harassment or employment discrimination at work, the law should protect them from retaliation—not reward the harasser. Unfortunately, some employers still wrongfully fire, demote, or discipline employees who speak up against harassment...

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Can My Employer Fire Me If No One Saw What Happened At Work?

“No one really knows how the game is played, The art of the trade, How the sausage gets made… We just assume that it happens In the room where it happens.”  — Hamilton: An American Musical  Aaron Burr’s words in Hamilton capture a feeling many employees know all too...

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Can You Sue Your Employer for Being Offensive? Only If It’s Illegal Discrimination

If your boss does something inappropriate, unfair, or just downright disrespectful, it is natural to wonder whether you can sue. After all, employees should not have to put up with bad behavior at work. But here is the hard truth: just because your employer acts badly...

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Yes, You Can Be Disciplined For Publicly Airing Grievances, Refusing To Work, And Failing To Understand What FMLA Is – Even If You’re A Tenured Law Professor Claiming Race Discrimination

Let’s say you’re a tenured law professor at a prestigious law school. You’ve got the job security with tenure that most people only dream about. But then you disrupt a student conference, yell at the dean’s assistant, publicly blast your colleagues through a faculty...

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If You Told The EEOC You’re Not Disabled, Goodbye To Your ADA Claim

Sometimes, your own words can come back to haunt you—especially if you say the wrong thing to the EEOC. Just ask Adam Gomez. When he filed an charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) against his employer, he checked the box that said he was not...

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Yes, You Can Be Fired For Engaging In Verbal And Physical Altercations At Work

Some employees believe that once they report race/color discrimination, they have a shield against getting fired. And they do - but only from being retaliated against for reporting the racial discrimination. But that anti-retaliation protection can quickly crumble if...

Contractually Shortened Statutes of Limitations: A low Blow and How to Counter It

Today, I want to talk about something that really grinds my gears and that you as a potential employment law plaintiff should be very wary of – contractually shortened statutes of limitations. Unless you are an avid reader of this blog, you may be unaware that...

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You Have One Shot At Your Employment Claim, Make It Count

If employment discrimination laws were a game, they would be Sudden Death. One wrong move—one missed deadline, one skipped deposition, or one badly written complaint—and your entire claim could vanish for good. Just ask LaChelle Bowers, whose entire race/color...

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Yes, You Can Be Fired For Turning Off The AC, Yelling At Coworkers, And Cursing Out Your Team Like A Soap Opera Villain

You know how every office has that one person who treats team meetings like they are the star of a reality show reunion special? Now imagine that person is your boss. And she turns off the air conditioning in the middle of a scorching Arizona summer—not for cost...