Jack Jarrett is an attorney at the Spiggle Law Firm. This article is part of a 10-part series on various aspects of employment contracts and intellectual property issues from the perspective of employees. To learn more about Jack and his practice, please visit his bio. A while ago, a friend’s son was offered his dream job. […]
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What lawyers call “inconsistent statements” can come back to bite you. And sometimes you can make these statements without even knowing it. Let me give you a real-life example. Our client had been sexually harassed at work, including some unwelcome touching. Yuck! As a result, she experienced some real emotional distress. These damages made up
Age discrimination is a form of discrimination that many people have unfortunately witnessed at work. It may be relatively obvious, such as a manager explaining the reason for a layoff being due to the company wanting to get rid of some “old dinosaurs,” or much more subtle, such as making a new company policy where
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You’re a new mother who wants to provide breast milk for your child. The company you work for has a policy that allows employees to take breaks to pump or express breast milk in a designated lactation room. You want to take advantage of this policy, but your employer won’t let you; because you were
The issue of whether federal law prohibiting sexual harassment included situations where both parties are of the same sex was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1998. In the case deciding the issue, all the justices agreed that same sex harassment violated Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964. Since then,
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Hopefully, you have never had to worry about genetic discrimination at work. The thought of a boss or employer using your genetic information to make employment decisions eerily reminds us of the past days of eugenics and scenes from the movie Gattaca. Fortunately, Congress has already made genetic discrimination illegal within the employment and health
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Employers must reasonably accommodate pregnant employees under state and federal laws. What those accommodations should be will vary depending on the needs of the employee and employer. If a pregnant employee asks for help but that request is denied, she should contact our office. Federal and state laws provide some protection for pregnant employees who want
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According to the American Diabetes Association, about 9% of Americans have diabetes. Although incurable, most individuals are able to manage their diabetes in such a way that it doesn’t interfere with their everyday life, including their day job. Despite this ability, many people with diabetes are discriminated against on the basis of their diabetes. However,
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Imagine you work at a company where everything is going well…except for your boss who seems to have something against you for an improper reason, such as your race or sex or the fact that you’re pregnant. You have a feeling your boss would have you fired if he could, but fortunately for you, your
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Things at your job are going terribly. You’re miserable. You think you might be about to be fired. You think a reasonable strategy might be to quit. But listen: It’s almost a never a good idea to quit before being fired if you think the reason for your firing would be wrongful, for instance, based
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