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Disability Discrimination

What Is Pay Discrimination?

Published By Brian Spitz | Apr 29, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Equal Pay Act Claims, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Wage: Overtime

Recently, Oxfam America, which is a confederation of 21 independent charitable organizations, released a studying that showed that while 32 percent of workers in the United States earn less than $15 per hour, that number is even worse for Black workers. Specifically,...

Are Staffing Agencies Liable For Job Discrimination?

Published By Brian Spitz | Apr 28, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination

Today’s example of overt discrimination is sponsored by Diverse Lynx, LLC, a Princeton, New Jersey-based IT staffing firm. In this case, Kadambi Vijaisimh posted his résumé to Diverse Lynx’s website in response to a posting for an information technology project...

Can I Be Asked Medical Questions During A Job Interview?

by Brian Spitz | Apr 19, 2022 | Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law

No one should go into a job interview fearing that the interviewer will ask questions about medical or disability questions. The only thing that an interview should be about is whether or not you can do the job or not. Unfortunately, there are many employer who...

Are Employers Liable For Harassment By Customers?

by Brian Spitz | Apr 18, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Equal Pay Act Claims, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination

What laws protect me from a hostile work environment? Best Employment Lawyer Answer: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”), and state law (such as Ohio’s Revised Code §...

Can My Job Offer Be Pulled Because I Have A Medical Condition?

by Brian Spitz | Apr 11, 2022 | Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Retaliation

A recently settled lawsuit filed against Saint Clare’s Health, a division of Prime Healthcare Services, provides us the opportunity to discuss disability rights for individuals who have accepted a job offer but not yet started. In this case, Saint Clare’s Health hired...

What Are My Mental Health Rights At Work?

by Brian Spitz | Mar 31, 2022 | Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Family Medical Leave Claims, Wrongful Termination

Unfortunately, given the state of the world, more and more employees are facing a mental health crisis. These mental health issues are only further compounded based on fears of discrimination at work or what would happen if you needed time off for treatment. What laws...

What Is The Cost To Defend An Employment Lawsuit?

Published By Brian Spitz | Mar 29, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Equal Pay Act Claims, Family Medical Leave Claims, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Non-Competition Disputes, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sales Commission Disputes, Sexual Harassment, Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime, Wage: Tipped Employees, Whistleblower Claims, Workers' Compensation Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

It is very rare that defense attorneys share their total fees and costs publicly. Indeed, you will not likely find many defense attorneys promoting the total cost of defense, which is likely because a quicker settlement is typically cheaper, less intrusive into...

What Qualifies A Hostile Work Environment Under Title VII?

Published By Brian Spitz | Mar 28, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Wrongful Termination

Today, we address an example of race discrimination that is so horrible, but is representative of the conduct of many employers subject employees to every day. What is a hostile work environment? Best Employment Discrimination Lawyer Answer: Under Title VII of the...

Are Genetic Mutations A Protected Disability Under The ADA?

Published By Brian Spitz | Mar 25, 2022 | Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Wrongful Termination

Here at the Spitz, The Employee’s Law Firm, our employment discrimination lawyers pride ourselves on our knowledge and application of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). Our disability discrimination lawyers have written many fantastic blogs going...

Can Employers Force Employees To Take FMLA Leave?

Published By Brian Spitz | Mar 24, 2022 | Disability Discrimination, Employment Law, Family Medical Leave Claims, Retaliation, Sales Commission Disputes, Wrongful Termination

Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) creates two interrelated substantive rights for employees who qualify under the Act. First, the FMLA provides employees with the right to take up to 12 weeks of leave (either all at the same time or intermittently) for personal...

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