Sexual Harassment: Steps to Take Before Hiring a Lawyer
Sexual harassment can be a big problem. It can make women (and men) uncomfortable at work. In fact, there are times when a person feels forced to leave a job that they love because of harassment. The worst part is that harassment often starts as jokes that might be funny yet offensive. If you don’t […]
Does Your Investment Loss Need To Be Scrutinized?
Investing your money is one of those smart money moves that everyone praises. However, it doesn’t always pay off. This is aggravating and scary enough when it happens in the normal course of doing business, but it becomes downright illegal when you lose money because your investment broker did something he or she wasn’t supposed […]
What is there to say about discrimination against older workers?
The Grey Ceiling Many companies have an informal policy of dismissing employees when they reach a certain age because they would prefer to train younger workers. Younger and less senior employees cost less, are thought to have fewer health-related issues and to be more trainable. In most cases, these policies are against the spirit of […]
8 Subtle Signs of a Workplace that Discriminates Against Female Employees
In the modern workplace, most female professionals are not braced for sexist discrimination. We all learn from a young age that this sort of thing is “over” and went out of style by the 70s or 80s at the latest. A modern boss wouldn’t dream of patting his secretary on the bottom or asking a […]