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Is It Still an Adverse Action If It Comes With a Fancy New Position Title?
When is a promotion not a promotion? Employers often pile additional job duties on top of the ones in your original employment contract; this type of employee mission creep tends to happen when businesses are on a tight budget and want to get more work done without...
Probation Officers Sue Probation Department for Reassigning Their Duties against Their Will
You may have the right to file an employment discrimination claim if your employer demotes you or transfers you to different duties when you did not request this transfer. Undesired reassignment of duties, work schedule, or work location counts as an adverse action,...
Dysfunctional Workplaces May Be the Norm, but You Have the Right to Speak Up About Bullying and Harassment
In a recent article on the Walrus website, Samia Madwar ponders whether workplaces are inherently toxic. She details a variety of perverse interpersonal dynamics which are, unfortunately, so common in work environments that no one who has ever depended on employment...
California State Parks Employee Files Lawsuit About Discriminatory Behavior and Supervisor
Working for the California State Parks system sounds like an ideal job. You get to spend your entire workday enjoying some of the most beautiful scenery on Earth and ensuring that it stays safe for future generations to enjoy it. Of course, it only takes one bad...
University Employee Sues Former Employer for Discrimination Based on Race and Religion
Employment discrimination occurs when an employer fires you or refuses to hire you because of a protected characteristic, such as your race, religion, age, gender, or country of origin. Just because your employer has not fired you, or has not even threatened to do so...
You Can Still File a Lawsuit About On-the-Job Harassment After You Retire
Being a police helicopter pilot sounds like an awesome job. It almost sounds like the response that fourth graders would give if you asked them to think of the most fun job they could imagine. Jobs that are so much fun that even people who have never been in the...
Bartender Sues Chain Restaurant for Discrimination and Retaliation
It is rare to find a career counselor who would tell you this directly, but if you have excellent interpersonal skills and you want to make money, you may have a successful career in bartending. The stereotype that almost everyone feels comfortable confiding in...
Former Bank Employee Gets $4 Million Damages Award in Whistleblower Retaliation Case
Everywhere you look, it is easy to see the rich getting richer while the poor get poorer. Compared to a generation ago, many young people have written off homeownership and university education as prohibitively expensive dreams, whereas they used to be hallmarks of...
Former Country Club Employee Sues Employer After Enduring Sexual Harassment at Work
Most employment discrimination lawsuits name an entire company, nonprofit organization, or public sector employer instead of or in addition to an individual coworker. In some cases, an adversarial relationship with a particular supervisor or bullying by a particular...