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Employment Discrimination

How Is Back Pay Calculated In Wrongful Termination Cases?

by Brian Spitz | May 2, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Family Medical Leave Claims, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower Claims, Workers' Compensation Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

Recently, our employment attorneys addressed the types of compensatory and punitive damages that wrongfully fired employees have available to them. (Best Law Read: What Kind Of Damages Can You Get For Wrongful Termination And Discrimination?; What Damages Can I Get...

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...

Still Have Age Discrimination Case After Texting Boss “F*ck You”? Yep

by Brian Spitz | Apr 25, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Wrongful Termination

The evening after having an argument at work, David Feeback sent his boss a text message that said, “F*ck you.” The employer that Feedback worked for, Swift Pork Company, suspended him and then fired him a few days later. At first glance, cussing out your boss seems...

Yes, Straight Bosses Are Liable For Sex Harassing Lesbians

by Brian Spitz | Apr 22, 2022 | Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination

Frequent readers of our blog know the efforts our employment lawyers go to stop all sex harassment in the workplace. (Best Law Read: My Conversation With President Biden About Ending Sexual Harassment). Despite all our work on this front, it never ceases to amaze me...

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...

Can Employers Block Transgender Use Of Bathrooms?

by Brian Spitz | Apr 4, 2022 | Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, LGBTQ Discrimination

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is the federal law that protects individuals from discrimination and harassment “because of such individual’s race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.” In Bostock v. Clayton Cnty., 140 S. Ct. 1731, 1754 (2020), the...

Can My Employer Discriminate Against Me For My Hair?

by Brian Spitz | Apr 1, 2022 | Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, National Origin Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Wrongful Termination

Best Ohio Employment Discrimination Attorney Answer: Can my employer discriminate against me for my hair? Can my boss force me to cut my hair? Can my employer fire me for refusing to cut my hair? Is it race discrimination if my employer makes fun of my hair?...

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