Unfortunately, many women in the United States are discriminated against when they are looking for work because they are expecting a child or an employer fears they will become pregnant after being hired. Some women are treated unfairly by their current employer due to pregnancy concerns also. Pregnancy discrimination is against the law. It occurs… Read More »
Iowa Sex Discrimination Lawyer
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes it unlawful for employers subject to the Act to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin or other protected classes. However, for many years, the Act has been interpreted to exclude sex discrimination on the basis of someone’s sexual orientation. Earlier… Read More »
The Role of HR in Workplace Harassment
A well-functioning human resources office can alert employers to harassment complaints in the workplace so that the employer can act quickly and effectively. Unfortunately, sometimes there is a conflict of interest when HR is called upon to police a company while remaining accountable to its senior executives, who in some cases, are the subject of… Read More »
What Should I Do if I Am Unfairly Fired?
If you believe you have been fired from your job unfairly, you may wonder if you have any legal recourse against your Iowa employer. The answer is, it depends on the circumstances surrounding your termination. The state of Iowa is an at-will state, which means that an employer has great latitude in terminating an employee.… Read More »
Tech Giant Facing Race Discrimination Law Suit
The Labor Department has sued tech giant Oracle alleging that the company routinely pays Caucasian male workers more, leading to discrimination against female, African-American and Asian employees. The suit goes on to allege that Oracle favors Asians over non-Asians when recruiting and hiring for product development and other technical roles. Oracle is no doubt feeling… Read More »
Sexual Orientation Discrimination on the Job
While three federal appeals courts are considering whether Title VII’s sex discrimination ban prohibits bias based on sexual orientation, the complaints continue to roll in. Recently, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed another sex discrimination complaint, this time on behalf of a driver of an oil rig company who said he was repeatedly subjected to… Read More »
Davenport Iowa Gender Based Pay Discrimination Lawyer
Pay discrimination continues to be a persistent problem for women in the workforce. Despite strides to reduce gender pay gaps, women typically receive only 79% of what men make even when taking into account occupation, location, level of education and age. Federal Equal Pay Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act Paying women… Read More »
Iowa Workplace Discrimination | Title VII Employment Lawyer
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a federal law that prohibits employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, and religion. However, it does not go so far to protect against discrimination based on an individual’s sexual orientation. Courts often struggle with differentiating between claims… Read More »
Workplace Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation
Courts often struggle with differentiating between claims of employment discrimination based on one’s sexual orientation that are not protected under Title VII and claims of discrimination based on sex stereotyping that are. In Hivey v. Ivy Tech Community College the court ruled against the plaintiff who claimed she was denied promotion and ultimately terminated because… Read More »
Workplace Sexual Harrasment Often Goes Unreported | Davenport Iowa Discrimination Lawyer
Sexual harassment or other forms of discrimination in the workplace often go unreported. As a consequence of non-disclosure agreements or office cultures, there is a lack of transparency and a perceived inability of victims of workplace wrongdoing to speak out. Take, for example, those subjected to sexual harassment at work. Sexual harassment cases are nothing… Read More »