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How do I sue for unequal pay for the same job? Best Equal Pay Lawyer Answer: Our wage theft lawyers recently addressed the issues of equal pay violations. (Best Law Read: What Is Pay Discrimination?). As our wage and hour attorneys discussed, the Equal Pay Act (“EPA”)...
What is a whistleblower claim? Best Employment Lawyer Answer: Many states have laws that protect employees from being retaliated against or wrongfully fired for reporting unsafe or criminal activity at work. However, these whistleblower statutes usually require...
Let’s start with the basic premise most discriminatory employers don’t just discriminate once. Discrimination typically comes from an employer’s belief structure that nothing it does is ever wrong or that it simply will not get caught. This usually results in an...
There have been a lot of people, many who have spent their education or lives studying the issue, who have opined on the origin of discrimination. As a result, there are a lot of opinions. At a foundational level, discrimination comes from judging or attributing a...
In Morgan v. Sundance, Inc., No. 21-328, 2022 WL 1611788, at *1 (U.S. May 23, 2022), the United States Supreme Court just dealt another blow to employers’ use of arbitration agreements. As regular readers of our blog know, our employee’s rights attorneys hate...
According to a 2019 Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report, the average number of jobs that a person will hold during a lifetime is 12.5 for men and 12.1 for women. However, nearly half of those jobs (5.7) are held between the ages of 18 to 24. According to the 2018...
“Can I make a difference?” “I want to make sure that this does not happen to anyone else.” “This is not about money; it is about change.” “I want to protect the workers that are still there.” These are things that our employees’ rights attorneys hear from clients all...
On May 6, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion in in Shields v. Credit One Bank, N.A., No. 20-15647, 2022 WL 1436839, (9th Cir. May 6, 2022), holding that even a minor and transitory impairment can be an actual disability...
A few years ago, our employees’ rights attorneys asked the question, “Will Tomorrow’s Bosses Discriminate?” It is an important question because we don’t just fight discrimination to stop it today, but to make the world a better place tomorrow. Our lawyers want to stop...
Best Ohio Employment Discrimination Attorney Reply: Do companies have a legal obligation to protect customers from sexual harassment by the company’s employees? Can I sue if I am sexually harassed by an employee of a business? Am I legally protected in a store from...
There is nothing good about racism and race discrimination, just varying levels of terrible. This past weekend, we saw the worst when a white, 18-year-old racist walked into a Tops grocery store and shot 13 people, 10 of whom died. The gunman, Payton Gendron, was...
Should I get an attorney to help me file a charge with the EEOC? Best Employment Lawyer Answer: Absolutely, yes. Before filing a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) you should definitely first discuss your particular work...
Recently, our employment lawyers addressed the cost for employers to defend employee’s lawsuits and cited to an insurance study, respected defense attorney John Hyman, and cases where fees were awarded. (Best Law Read: What Is The Cost To Defend An Employment...
Recently, our wage and hour attorneys have addressed the rights of servers in restaurants to receive minimum wage and how the tip credit works with overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). (Best Law Read: How Does A Tip Credit Work?). Our...
Who does the ADA protect? Best Employment Discrimination Lawyer Answer: The Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) protects qualified employees with disabilities, perceived disabilities, or a record of having a disability. Under the ADA, a disability is a physical or...
Our medical leave attorneys recently blogged about the use of the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) to care for a child’s serious medical condition. (Best Law Read: How Do I Use FMLA To Care For My Child?). A recent case out of the United States Court of Appeals...