Employee Rights
Sexual Harassment Can Happen Anywhere, Even in a Judge’s Chambers
No part of society is immune from sexual harassment, including the federal court system. Federal court is where many employment discrimination cases are filed and there are federal judges who may be deciding them who have sexually harassed others. The federal judiciary is starting to track and release information on sexual harassment complaints against judges,…
Read MoreWill Labor Union and Working-Class Support for President Trump Backfire in 2020?
In his second campaign for President of the United States, Donald Trump will predictably position himself as a champion of the people who would “keep America great.” Fed up with Wall Street, Washington, and the national media, many white, working class Americans supported Trump in 2016, believing that he would change things. It seems they…
Read MoreDo Employees Accused of Sexual Harassment Have the Right to Due Process?
“Due process” is a right afforded to U.S. citizens by our Constitution’s fifth and fourteenth amendments. It covers government acts, not those of private citizens or employers. Though we all want a fair shake if we’re accused of wrongdoing in the workplace, unless we’re a government employee or working under a contract (including a union contract),…
Read MoreInvestigation of Workplace Discrimination Complaints: What Are Your Rights?
Many laws in the area of workplace relations require employers to perform investigations, which fulfill their various obligations under the laws. The general duty of any employer — who either is or should be aware of any type of discrimination, harassment, threat, retaliation, or safety problem — is to take immediate and effective corrective action to solve the problem. To…
Read MoreFired for Corpulence: Do NJ and Federal Law Prohibit Workplace Discrimination Based on Weight?
Obesity affects nearly 1 in 3 Americans and has become so pervasive that the American Medical Association (“AMA”) declared it a disease in 2013. Despite accounting for more than 30% of the population, in the workplace overweight employees are statistically disadvantaged and discriminated against. Academic studies from both Yale and Vanderbilt say that overweight workers…
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