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How Lawyers Prove Discrimination Without a “Smoking Gun”
Nobody said it out loud. There’s no email announcing that you were let go because of your age, your pregnancy, your disability, your race. Nobody put a slur in writing. The termination letter says “performance” or “restructuring,” and it’s signed by someone who smiled at you in the hallway last week. And so you tell […]
Read moreWhat Is The Definition Of A Hostile Work Environment?
Hostile Work Environment Explained A hostile work environment is harassing conduct because of a protected status (such as gender, race, religion, etc.) that creates a hostile. offensive, oppressive, or intimidating work environment that sufficiently offends, humiliates, distresses, or intrudes upon its victim, so as to disrupt the victim’s emotional tranquility in the workplace, affect the […]
Read moreA Game Changer For Victims Of Sexual Harassment
Congress this week passed HR 4445, the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021, which is expected to be signed by President Biden. Background: Millions of Americans are forced to sign arbitration agreements as a condition of employment. These agreements result in waiver of the Constitutional right to a jury trial. […]
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