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Jul

Why Is the White House Urging a Ban on Non-Compete Agreements?

The White House is calling on states to ban non-compete agreements under most circumstances. Non-compete agreements are supposed to keep employees from taking trade secrets and joining rival companies. Many employers are requiring them for workers who are not privy to trade secr...

Jul

The Disturbing Trend of Workplace Discrimination Against Muslims

Workplace discrimination against Muslims has unfairly targeted thousands of workers over the last several decades. A 2010 New York Times article described how Muslim workers are called “terrorist” or “Osama” by coworkers. Research shows they also receive f...

Jul

Are Workers with Mental Illnesses Treated Unfairly by Employers?

Workers with mental illnesses may be reluctant to be upfront with their employers or colleagues. This is because workers with mental illnesses are more likely to be excluded socially, passed up for promotions and assignments, or even fired. In some cases, this may be considered&...

Jul

Can You Be Fired for Using Legal Marijuana?

If you are following the 2016 elections, you may have noticed that California Proposition 64 is seeking to legalize marijuana. Proposition 64 has provisions that specify employers can still drug-test and make employment decisions in regard to marijuana use. However, California h...

Jul

Do Los Angeles Employers Discriminate Against Homeless Jobseekers?

A recent article in the Los Angeles Times discusses the issue of hiring discrimination against the homeless. According to the article, private businesses are reluctant to hire people who list homeless shelters as addresses. People without addresses are also frequently ...

Jul

What Happens When Employers Commit Wage Theft Against Workers?

Employers may take advantage of workers by stealing their wages in a number of different ways. Wage theft can include requiring employees to work through breaks without overtime pay, paying less than minimum wage or requiring the purchase of necessary items for work wi...

Jul

Can Being Overweight Make You Less Hirable?

A new Washington Post article has bad news for jobseekers who are medically classified as overweight. The article references a recent Plos One study on hireability and weight. According to the study, even a few extra pounds can hurt your chances of being hir...

Jul

Did A Federal Judge Seriously Fire a Clerk for Taking Maternity Leave?

Our blog frequently discusses how businesses discriminate against women for becoming pregnant or taking maternity leave. This new case of maternity leave discrimination being shared across the internet is shocking because the employer should have known better. A Long I...

Jul

What Is a Hostile Workplace Environment?

Hostile workplace environments make jobs unbearable for employees. Workers experiencing a hostile workplace environment may face harassment based on the color of their skin, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy status, disability or age. Coworkers or supervisors can be responsi...

Jul

Can Businesses Refuse to Hire People with Dreadlocks?

The 11 U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and a jobseeker who argued that employers should be unable to refuse to hire people for having dreadlocks. This case led to a national debate on whether employers...

Jul

Can You Be Fired for Having a Medical Emergency at Work?

Dollar General has lost a lawsuit filed by a former cashier who was fired after taking a $1. 69 bottle of orange juice to stave off a hypoglycemic attack. The story behind this lifesaving bottle of orange juice and Dollar General's workplace policies have raised important q...

Jul

Did Wells Fargo Managers Retaliate by Firing Whistleblowers?

Last month, news broke that Wells Fargo employees had opened two million accounts for customers without their permission. Details from the scandal suggest employees felt pressured to meet impossible sales quotas, and thus opened the fake accounts to avoid being reprimanded. A f...

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