You were unemployed and with the help of a staffing agency, were able to secure temporary employment with a local company. Everything’s going fine except one day, a co-worker of yours makes a startling comment about your appearance. Your co-worker insists that they were only “kidding around” after you kindly asked them to stop. You… [ Read More ]
The ADA or “American with Disabilities Act” was put into place to stop employers from discriminating against employees or possible hires who have a disability whether it is from being hired, the amount of money that they make, the ability to be promoted, being fired as well as other aspects of the job. In addition,… [ Read More ]
A New Jersey-based company with offices in Pennsylvania currently faces a federal lawsuit that claims the company repeatedly mistreated and even fired employees who had gotten pregnant, according to a recent article at NJ.com. The lawsuit has been filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). According to the court filings, the EEOC became involved… [ Read More ]
An African-American man who used to be employed as a cop with the Greensburg Police Department has filed an employment discrimination lawsuit in federal court. Justin Adams, the former Greensburg cop who filed the lawsuit, alleges that he was harassed in the workplace because of his race and then wrongfully terminated on the basis of… [ Read More ]
