Gender Discrimination

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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...

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Retaliation For Reporting? Know Your Employment Rights

Retaliation is one of the most common concerns that employees have after reporting employment or harassment. Fortunately, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes it illegal for an employer to punish an employee for speaking up about race/color, gender...

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Why The Best Employment Lawyers Help Your Claims Be Heard

It doesn’t matter how strong your facts are—if you can’t present them properly, they won’t make a difference. In employment law, your complaint is your voice. And when that voice is silenced by sloppy or unclear legal drafting, even the most outrageous employment...

What Is The Line Between Offensive and Unlawful LGBTQ+ Treatment at Work?

There’s a difference between behavior that’s offensive and conduct that’s actually unlawful. Just because something is rude, ignorant, or cruel doesn’t mean it crosses the legal line into unlawful discrimination. That distinction matters, especially in LGBTQ+...

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Can My Job Skip Progressive Discipline To Fire Me During Probationary Period?

Can your employer fire you during your probationary period without any warnings or progressive discipline? That depends. At-will employees (employees without contracts) can always be fired for any reason, no reason, or a dumb reason even during probationary periods –...

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Can I Sue If I Signed An Arbitration Agreement But Was Sexually Harassed At Work?

When Kassandra Memmer went to work for United Wholesale Mortgage (“UWM”) in 2019, she had no idea what was ahead. While employed as a mortgage underwriter, and according to her employment discrimination lawsuit, Memmer faced sexual harassment from a coworker, gender...

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HR Professionals Can Sue For Retaliation—And Muldrow Makes It Easier To Win

It might sound like something out of a twisted corporate playbook, but it happens more often than you’d think: an HR professional receives complaints about sexual harassment or race/color, gender, national origin, age, or sexual orientation discrimination; reports...

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Can I Still Sue If I Missed the EEOC Right-to-Sue Email?

When employees face employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or wrongful termination, the law gives them the right to fight back. But before they can file a discrimination or wrongful firing lawsuit, there is an important first step: they must first go through...

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Can You Sue If Coworkers Treat You Terribly But Not Because of Race?

“[A]nti-discrimination law does not make defendants liable for doing stupid or even wicked things; it makes them liable for discriminating.” Lizardo v. Denny’s, Inc., 270 F.3d 94, 104 (2d Cir. 2001). This powerful truth sets the stage for understanding a tough reality...