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Dec 2, 2022 Denied Tenure? Know Your Rights.
- Denied Tenure? Know Your Rights.
Denied tenure? Know your rights.If you are a tenure track research academic, you are probably working 60 hours a week or more. You are writing papers, submitting to journals, going through reviews and revisions, publishing your research in top journals, presenting at important conferences, teaching classes and spending long hours serving your University and Department.…...
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Nov 26, 2022 What to do about sexual harassment at work
- What to do about sexual harassment at work
Contact an employment lawyer right away if you have been or are being sexually harassed at work. An employment lawyer will help you exercise your right to be free from workplace sexual harassment and will help you with legal claims you may have because of the sexual harassment. Don’t flirt with the harasser or discuss personal…...
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Nov 13, 2022 7 Signs You Are Being Sexually Harassed at Work
- 7 Signs You Are Being Sexually Harassed at Work
Sexual harassment is a serious issue in the workplace, with anywhere from 25-85% of women alone reporting experience with it. It can affect men and women of any age, race, or sexual orientation.If you are a victim of sexual harassment at work, it can be challenging to know what to do, especially if you fear…...
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Unfairly Fired: What Qualifies as Wrongful Termination?
- Unfairly Fired: What Qualifies as Wrongful Termination?
The Great Resignation is a term used to describe the mass resignation of employees from their jobs. This is the nearly 3% of the American workforce that has chosen to leave their employment on their own accord.But you may be surprised to learn that there were an additional 1.4 million individuals who were either let…...
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Nov 2, 2022 Caregiver discrimination at work
- Caregiver discrimination at work
Caregiver discrimination is also known as family responsibilities discrimination. It means that an employer is treating an employee differently in the workplace because of the employee's responsibility to provide care for family members. Employers often discriminate based on family responsibilities when they refuse to hire, deny promotions, harass, pay less, or otherwise take negative employment…...
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Oct 24, 2022 Court finds employer’s business judgment is BS
- Court finds employer’s business judgment is BS
The so-called "business judgment" rule is subject to the "BS" rule; if the facts show that the employer's business judgment isn't credible, the claims will go to trial. A recent example comes from a New York federal court in Roa v. Staples, Inc., August 9, 2017, Briccetti, V.The issue in Roa was whether the employer fired…...
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