Body odor or strong scents in the workplace can cause a number of problems for employers and employees. While some may just be distracted by severe body odor, others may have serious allergies to scents. The results are the same, though. Work morale decreases along with productivity and positive employee… read more →
Hostile work environment examples are not hard to find, especially with recent events documented in Hollywood about certain sexual harassment cases. But sometimes, it can be difficult to understand what makes a hostile work environment different than a sexual harassment claim. They’re very similar. In most situations, sexual harassment is… read more →
Hostile work environment and quid pro quo have a habit of hanging out together. Where you find one, it’s likely you’ll find the other. They’re linked by the common denominator of sexual harassment. However, a few differences separate these two. Let’s check out the definitions quickly. Hostile work environment occurs… read more →
Certain conditions in the workplace can be symptoms of hostile work environment. A sniffle might not seem like a big deal, but it could be a symptom for a cold or a life-threatening disease. In the office, a small behavior might not seem like a big deal, but it’s constant… 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 →
A hostile work environment is detrimental to the employee as well as the employer. When employers overlook workplace harassment, this creates a hostile work environment. Federal law protects employees from working in a discriminatory workplace. Therefore, if the workplace harassment intensifies to become a hostile work environment, the employee should… read more →
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Employee Files Lawsuit against Weekend Directional Services and Former Manager for Hostile Work Environment Beth worked at Weekend Directional Services as an accountant and pay roll manager, starting in 2016. Beth asserts that within a month of starting, her manager began to make sexual comments to her… read more →
Straight Science: LGBT Discrimination in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) carries the perception of being cold, hard numbers with sterile correctness. Straight science is only about what can be found with numbers and requires a neutral observer so that data is not tainted by… read more →
Kraemer, Manes & Associates, LLC “KMA” has filed a complaint on behalf of Qamil Gashi, against Environmental Recovery Corporation (“ERC”), Troy Tremellen, and Tony Miller, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The complaint alleges that Mr. Gashi, an Albanian Muslim employee at ERC, a waste processing facility,… read more →
“Hostile work environment” is a legal concept that is often misunderstood. An employee might believe he is dealing with a hostile work environment because he has an aggressive, impatient boss and rude coworkers who make offensive jokes every once in a while. In order for the legal system to consider… read more →