Workplace Discrimination

There are numerous protections in place to guarantee workers are treated fairly and have outlets through which to have their complaints about mistreatment heard. Unfortunately, numerous examples of discrimination exist that are more covert than others. In many...

Several former employees of BrewDog in Indianapolis have claimed on social media that they were fired because of their gender and sexual orientation. The group of four women say that a new general manager at the Fountain Square brewery called each of them in to tell...

Employment discrimination and complaints can come about for many reasons in Indiana. One that can cause extensive problems for a worker and shine a negative light on a company is pregnancy discrimination. Pregnant women inevitably deal with various issues as the...

Pregnancy discrimination in the workplace is against the law. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) protects applicants and employees from pregnancy discrimination. This includes medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth. The Pregnancy...

Head of human resources is good, right? But a title like executive vice president, global director or chief financial officer might be better. That is strongly inferred in a recent Reuters article spotlighting a debate in the employment realm that is marked by a...

Despite greater attention being paid to workers’ rights in Indiana and throughout the United States, the number of stories about people who are mistreated seems to continue unabated. This impacts workers across the board, even those who are in prominent positions and...

Federal and state law guarantees men and women equal pay for equal work. But women have continued to face workplace discrimination in the form of unequal pay. A federal appeals court recently reinstated a teacher’s pay discrimination lawsuit charging that the school...

Employees expect to be compensated fairly for the work they perform for their employer. Unfortunately, employees can face wage discrimination in the workplace based on their gender. If they do, there is a remedy available under the law. The Equal Pay Act protects...

It isn’t the name of your newest co-worker, but GINA holds an important position in your workplace that you’ll want to know about. GINA stands for the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008. This federal law protects workers from discrimination in the...

Despite significant advancements in workplaces accepting the sexual orientation and gender identities of employees, there are still a troubling number of complaints in Indiana and across the nation about sexual harassment and workplace discrimination. Filing a claim...