Race Discrimination

Disability Discrimination: Can I Be Fired For Testing Positive For Taking Prescribed Medication?

Spitz Law Firm Employment Discrimination Attorneys Best Answer Questions About Medical Marijuana and Employee Drug Testing. As medical marijuana becomes legal in more states (not Ohio yet), many questions involving the rights of medical marijuana users will need to be...

Happy New Year From The Employment Law Attorneys At Spitz, The Employee’s Law Firm

Employment lawyers' top, best 2013 blogs on race, gender, age, national origin discrimination; sexual harassment; overtime wage; and more employment law issues. Happy New Year from our employment attorneys at Spitz, The Employee’s Law Firm. It is at the start of 2014...

An Employment Lawyer’s Merry Christmas

Attorney's Christmas wish to stop race, national origin, gender, disability, religious, and age discrimination; and to get all employees paid their overtime wages: On this Christmas morning, I want to wish a very Merry Christmas to all our employment attorneys, our...

Employment Law Attorney Answers: Can I Be Fired For Posting On Facebook?

Employment Lawyer Answers: “Do I have First Amendment Rights to post about my job?” “What should I do if my boss fires me for my social media posts?” “Can my boss look at my Facebook page?” Social media is a growing trend, and it is critical to be careful while...

Employment Attorney Answers: Was I Wongfully Terminated?

Employment Lawyer Answers: “Can I be fired for lying on my application?” “What should I do if I was wrongfully fired?” “Was I wrongfully terminated?” Wrongful termination. What exactly does that mean? It is not when an employee is fired unfairly, but that is part of...

Disability Discrimination: Is Extra Help With Training An Accommodation?

Employment Attorney Answers: “Can I get help with training for my disability under the ADA?”, “Can my boss demote or fire me because I’m disabled?” and “What should I do when I’ve been fired?” As another lesson that employers must provide reasonable accommodations for...

Employment Lawyer: Do Not Post On Facebook About Your Employer.

Employment Attorney Answers: "Can I be fired for posting on Facebook?", "Can my boss monitor my Facebook page or other social media?" The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently affirmed a lower court’s granting of summary judgment for an...

Can A Graduate Assistant Sue For Discrimination Under Title VII?

It is not uncommon that I get a call from someone claiming that they are an employee of an educational institution only to find out that they are also either taking classes at the institution, receiving scholarships from the institution, or possess some other...