It’s estimated that two million employees are fired from their jobs every year. You’re likely feeling pretty emotional if you’ve just been fired, especially if you have bills to pay and a family to support. It might come as a shock to your system if it is unexpected. However, even if you thought it would […]
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What is Employment Law? Employment law regulates employers’ treatment of employees. It says that employers can’t discriminate against employees because of race, gender, pregnancy, national origin, age, religion or disability. It says that supervisors cannot sexually harass women at work. It says that employers must afford reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with physical or mental […]
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Researchers identify at least three different forms of sexual harassment. “Gender hostility” refers to derogatory comments or actions that invoke sex or gender, rather than explicit requests for sex. Sexist hostility is specific to gender (for example, someone makes a joke about women in a meeting. Sexual hostility has a sexual component (for example, someone […]
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