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In the U.S., a wide majority of states are not legally required to protect unpaid workers from discrimination and sexual harassment. Maryland and the District of Columbia are two of the few jurisdictions currently safeguarding unpaid interns from workplace harassment....
A class action lawsuit originally filed in November 2014 involving four women from the Torrence Avenue Ford assembly plant in Illinois has been expanded to include more women from the plant along with women from Ford's Chicago Heights stamping plant. The complaint...
Most Maryland employees and employers know that sexual harassment in the workplace is prohibited, but they may not know ways in which employers leave their employees more vulnerable to this type of behavior. One of these errors is in the writing of sexual harassment...
Attractive men may be discriminated against during job interviews, according to a new study by researchers from the University of Maryland. In their experiments, researchers found out which men and women were generally viewed as attractive or unattractive. Afterwards,...
When an individual feels that he or she has been sexually harassed at work, there are steps that must be taken to ensure that the case is heard and the issue can be remedied. First, an individual should keep a detailed record of any perceived harassment including the...
While anti-discrimination laws were enacted in order to prevent discrimination against workers due to their minority status, reverse discrimination in which members of a historically favored majority class are discriminated against may also run afoul of the law. These...
A case before the U.S. Supreme Court could have significance for Maryland job seekers who wear religious garments. An employment discrimination legal battle stemming from a woman's exclusion from hiring at Abercrombie Kids apparel store because of her headscarf has...
Employees in Maryland may not realize that wrongful termination from a job can take many forms. For example, an employer might offer a severance package and tell an employee that they have to resign. However, the employee may want to consider this offer more carefully...
The discrimination or unfair treatment of employees is an unfortunate and real part of some workplace settings. For police officer Carissa Lewis, working while pregnant afforded her the unfair treatment from her superiors at the Morningside Police Department. Despite...
Many Texas business owners have concerns about the possible consequences of firing a contracted employee. Contracts can make firing an employee difficult. The terms of the contract dictate what the process is when an employee is fired. One thing that many people are...
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