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Are there any laws that prevent my company from forcing me to work on Christmas? No, there are no federal laws that specifically preclude employers from scheduling employees to work on Christmas or Christmas Eve. Likewise, with the exception of Massachusetts and Rhode...
What law protect employees from retaliation at work? There are several federal employment statutes protect employees from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation relating to various protected classes. Specifically, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) is not easy. In fact, with one clerical misstep, your very good claim or race discrimination or sexual harassment might be lost forever. The entire EEOC process is fraught with peril – kind of like the opening scene...
There are a lot of factors that you should consider when selecting an employee’s rights attorney to represent you in your employment discrimination, wrongful termination, or sexual harassment claims against your employer. Our employment law attorneys have discussed...
There are a lot of reasons not to delay in reporting or opposing discrimination at your workplace. Initially, if you timely report discriminating or harassing conduct, it gives your employer the opportunity to correct the problem. Moreover, timely reporting...
Finding a new job can be hard. It may become impossible if your last job is badmouthing you to your potential new employers during reference checks. There are several things that you need to consider when you think that your prior employer is sabotaging you by giving...
Today, our employment discrimination lawyers look at the recent case of Hankerson v. Legacy Treatment Services Inc., No. 21-3043, 2022 WL 17091116, at *2 (3d Cir. Nov. 21, 2022) out of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. In the case, the...
In the recently decided case, Dominick v. Mayorkas, 52 F.4th 992 (5th Cir. 2022), Gail Dominick sued her former employer, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for race discrimination and wrongful termination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. She...
What does pro se mean? Pro se is a Latin term that means "in one's own behalf,” and when used in the legal sense, it refers to when a party to litigation represents him or herself without the assistance of an attorney. Am I allowed to represent myself in federal...
What was the case about? On November 17, 2022, attorneys Brian Spitz and Patricia Brandt waited outside the Courthouse with their client John Spring as the jury deliberated. They had spent the last four days in trial presenting John’s disability discrimination claim....