Financial considerations and healthy lifestyles have encouraged many older workers to delay retirement. Since baby boomers comprise the largest population group in the U.S., age discrimination in the workplace has increasingly emerged as a problem with serious...
Under federal law, most employers in the U.S. have an affirmative obligation to verify the identity and work eligibility of everyone they hire. To do so, employers inspect documentation and complete Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Part of this form is...
Celebrations of the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act involve both the past and future. President George H.W. Bush signed the ADA into law 30 years ago, making the U.S. the first to create legal protections for the civil rights of people with...
The good news: Wage discrimination is illegal in Florida. Laws prohibit employers from paying women and men different wages for the same work. The bad news: Wage discrimination is alive and well in Florida. A recent study confirms women in Florida earn less money than...
As a Florida employee, you have the legal right to report the company for which you work to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission if you discover that someone in your company has committed or is in the process of committing an illegal act. If you choose to...
Finding gainful employment can be tough at any stage of life, but finding a good job once you reach a certain age can prove even more difficult. In fact, many older Americans believe their age plays a major role in their inability to find work, suggesting that age...
In 2014, an age discrimination case resulted in a multimillion-dollar award for a former IBM executive.At the heart of the matter was the internal investigation that IBM human resources personnel launched and that the judge in the case roundly criticized. What...
Gender discrimination in the workplace is, unfortunately, an ongoing issue. Despite the fact that strong laws exist to prevent the issue, you may fall victim to discriminatory practices at your job. According to the Pew Research Center, 42 percent of women say they...
Generally, employers enjoy fairly wide latitude in making decisions about hiring, termination and workplace atmosphere. However, some actions may cross the legal line, especially when dealing with members of protected classes whom the law has deemed particularly...
As someone who lives and works in America, you are probably aware of certain laws that pertain to the workplace. For example, you may know that you have a right to a harassment and discrimination-free environment. You may not know, however, that you are also protected...