by Jay Butchko | Sep 9, 2022 | Discrimination Harassment
The goal of employment discrimination law is to ensure that employers treat workers fairly. Federal and state laws prohibit discrimination against workers based on protected characteristics such as race, gender, religion, age, disability, and national origin. ...
by Jay Butchko | Aug 26, 2022 | Discrimination Harassment
Even if it is in your nature to give other people the benefit of the doubt and to bear slights patiently until the situation becomes unbearable, it is important to act quickly when you experience discrimination or employer retaliation at work. If you are the target...
by Jay Butchko | Aug 19, 2022 | Discrimination Harassment
In employment law, retaliation is when an employer takes an adverse action against an employee in response to the employee engaging in a protected activity. Examples of adverse actions include denying the employee a promotion or raise, subjecting the employee to...
by Jay Butchko | Aug 10, 2022 | Discrimination Harassment
Working as a nurse is stressful enough under the best circumstances. The patients would not have gone to your workplace if they did not have a complaint that caused them to worry or to suffer physical discomfort. There is rarely a moment of downtime during your...
by Jay Butchko | Jun 17, 2022 | Discrimination Harassment
It is hard to find good news about the United States Supreme Court these days. No matter what your worst fear is about laws and freedoms in the United States, current news reports and news commentary can easily leave you with the impression that it is only one Supreme...
by Jay Butchko | May 13, 2022 | Discrimination Harassment
For as long as seemingly anyone currently in the workforce can remember, employers have been using non-disclosure agreements to, among other aims, enable them to perpetuate practices of widespread discrimination based on protected characteristics and harassment and...