Despite decades of efforts to eradicate employment discrimination, it continues to be an issue that has an unfair economic impact on countless workers in the United States every year. For every case of workplace discrimination that a worker reports to the Equal...
Month: April 2024
Why don’t drivers give bikes enough space?
Drivers who encounter cyclists often have to overtake them because of the speed difference between the two vehicles. They are supposed to give them enough space – such as 3 feet – to limit accidents. This keeps cyclists safe. However, many cyclists will attest that...
Why a blanket “English only” workplace policy is discrimination
Illegal workplace discrimination isn’t always as obvious as employees being allowed to use racial, homophobic and other slurs and insults or managers refusing to hire people of a particular gender, ethnicity or religion. Discrimination can manifest in many ways. For...
What does age discrimination look like in the workplace?
As a whole, the U.S. population is aging – and so is its workforce. Older people are returning to the workforce in record numbers, while others are simply staying longer. Unfortunately, that hasn’t changed a lot of people’s notions about age and the value of a few...