The USERRA and the VEVRAA share a common denominator of protecting soldiers, past and present, from employment discrimination for their service. While both acts have the goal of employment protection for uniformed service members, some differences separate these two acts from being the same. All in all, the USERRA does… read more →
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Employee Files Lawsuit against Social Status and Robert Johnson for Sex Discrimination Tashiah joined Social Status as a part-time sale associate in January 2017. She worked Monday through Friday with 3-hour evening shifts and an 8-hour shift on Saturdays. Soon after starting, Tashiah’s shift manager, Robert, began… read more →
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Employee Files Lawsuit against Winc for Race Discrimination and Hostile Work Environment Patrick, a Caucasian man, accepted a job with Winc as an operations supervisor in January 2016. Within days of starting, an African American warehouse picker threatened Patrick because he wouldn’t allow extra job duties outside… read more →
Mental health issues can result in employment discrimination by employers, managers, coworkers, and clients. Certain laws obligate employers to provide reasonable accommodations to workers with a disability. An employee may qualify for reasonable accommodation even if they are only perceived to have a disability. Mental Health Employment Discrimination Mental health… read more →
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Employee Files Lawsuit against Pittsburgh Action Against Rape for Disability Discrimination Caroline joined the team at Pittsburgh Action Against Rape as a counselor in May 2015. Over a year later, Caroline noticed that her job had negative effects on her so she pursued treatment from a psychiatrist… read more →
Pennsylvania is predominately an at-will employment state, meaning that most workers are considered employees and not contract workers. Workers who have an employment due to a contract would fall into the category of contract workers or independent contractors. One way to tell what type of worker you are is based… read more →
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Employee Files Lawsuit against UPMC McKeesport for Disability Discrimination In October 2012, Kari accepted a position with UPMC McKeesport as a registered nurse in the emergency department. Four years later, she left on approved FMLA leave to give birth. After the birth, Kari used 6 weeks of… read more →
Suing your employer or any company for negligence can be quite a tightrope walk. Not only must you prove that your employer had a duty towards you, but that they also intentionally allowed the problem to occur. Negligence lawsuits are more often filed in certain industries, such as the medical… read more →
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Employee Files Lawsuit against Petco for Age Discrimination Robert joined Petco Animal Supplies Stores, Inc., as a direct leader in April 2006. Ten years later as a 67-year-old, Robert shared that his supervisor made a joke about Robert in front of his coworkers at a training session,… read more →
Employers who advance money to employees either through a special request or an Employee Payback Agreement (EPA) become a type of banker for their employees. This can place strain on the employment relationship as well as create accounting nightmares and liability problems. Federal law does not require employers to provide… read more →