Discrimination Against Female Lawyers Although lawyers spend most of their careers fighting discrimination and other injustices, female lawyers experience a high level of employment discrimination as well. To speak up against the discrimination often means career suicide. In more recent years, top female lawyers have pushed back against the discrimination;… read more →
Doctors Aren’t Immune to the Disease of Discrimination When people discuss doctor discrimination, most assume discrimination enacted by a doctor to a patient. However, discrimination experienced by doctors is a much less popular topic. After all, doctors usually occupy the stereotype of benevolent and efficient healer, impervious to the prejudice… read more →
Employment and discrimination lawyers often use the term “protected classes” to denote those who are protected from discrimination. If a person is not a part of a protected class, it is legal for discrimination to occur. Therefore, recognizing whether or not you can be categorized in a protected class creates… read more →
The Danger of a Secret Recording While often portrayed on television, secretly recording a private conversation is usually against the law. Many believe by secretly recording someone they can obtain undeniable evidence of a crime. Although that might be so, it is at the cost of a conviction for illegal… read more →
The use of revenge pictures is becoming more and more of a widespread problem as uploading photos and photo shopping pictures becomes easier. Revenge pictures are used in revenge porn, also considered non-consensual porn or image exploitation. In Pennsylvania, revenge porn is illegal. If you have found revenge pictures of… read more →
The relationship between the employer and employee is governed by a number of laws to protect the privilege of the working. Whether a job seeker, current employee, or retired employee, the law works to cover all potential situations that may arise from the employer and employee relationship. Employment law governs… read more →
A disability lawyer offers a lot of legal expertise, hearing etiquette, and a professional network to your social security claim. The fact of the matter is that an experienced lawyer not only knows the claim process but he or she also interacts frequently with those weighing your claim. Therefore, a… read more →
The Pennsylvania Child Labor Law (CLL) protects the safety and health of minors in the state of Pennsylvania, requiring a certain age for employment and forbidding employment in particular establishments until a lawful age. What Age May A Minor Work? Pennsylvania CLL is in agreement with the federal government on the… read more →
Generally, it’s not possible for an employee to sue his or her employer for a workplace injury when they are protected by the law surrounding workers’ compensation, which is basically a no-fault rule. Neither the employer or the employee are considered at fault. Therefore, the employee enjoys health coverage and… read more →
Employee misclassified exempt happens more than it should. A common employee misclassification is when an employer gives an employee a job title that is inflated, but the employee’s job tasks do not fall under FLSA as exempt. This is illegal and unethical. How Do I Know If I Am Misclassified Exempt?… read more →