How Do You Prove Employment Discrimination?

There are laws in place, both federal and state, that protect employees and prospective employees from being discriminated against based on a number of different things which place them in a protected class. Discrimination may happen in a number of different ways. If you feel like you have been discriminated against by an employer...

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Employees at Airport Starbucks Allege Discrimination

What cause of action do transgender employees have against their employers if they experience discrimination?

Starbucks paints itself as a place of acceptance for everyone. One of the latest ad campaigns released by Starbucks depicts the coffee shop as a safe place for transgender customers. Despite its public perception, employees at some...

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What Is the Equal Pay Act of 1963?

Signed into law by President Kennedy in 1963, the Equal Pay Act (EPA) was one of the very first U.S. laws enacted in an effort to reduce the occurrence of gender discrimination in the workplace. In particular, the EPA aimed to address the long-standing problem of gender-based wage discrimination. While, at the time the...

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Would Donald Trump’s “Go Back to Your Country” Statements Constitute Employment Discrimination?

By now, you have likely heard of the controversy surrounding some recent tweets and statements made by President Trump towards several female Democratic congresswomen. The President’s tweet read that certain congresswomen, who had allegedly made statements expressing their discontent with America in its current state, should “go back and help fix the totally broken...

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Supreme Court to Decide Whether Federal Employment Laws Protect LGBT Employees

Does federal law prohibit workplace discrimination based on an employee’s sexual orientation?


Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will take up the important issue of whether federal employment laws protect LGBT employees.  The court will consider three different cases, two focused on discrimination based on sexual orientation and the third involving discrimination against...

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