Gender Discrimination/Glass Ceiling

What is glass ceiling discrimination?

What is glass ceiling discrimination?

    Glass ceiling discrimination is a form of promotion discrimination. What it refers to…

7 years ago

What should I do if I was a victim of discrimination at work?

    There are three main things that you should do if you believe you've…

7 years ago

What types of employment actions do anti-discrimination laws cover?

    Anti-discrimination laws cover most aspects of your employment. From the time you are…

7 years ago

What are some methods to prove pretext in retaliation and discrimination cases?

Methods of proving that an employer's reason for taking an adverse employment action is false…

7 years ago

Is selective application of policy or disparate treatment evidence of retaliation?

Disparate treatment in the selective application of policy is powerful evidence of reprisal.  See, e.g.,…

7 years ago

Does an employer’s failure to follow its personnel policies and practices prove retaliation?

An employer's departure from its customary practice or its personnel policies is relevant circumstantial evidence…

7 years ago

What is at-will employment?

At-will employment means that an employee can be terminated at any time for any reason…

8 years ago

How can I combat sexual harassment at work?

  No worker should ever suffer sexual harassment and anyone who commits sexual harassment should…

8 years ago

Can an employer be held liable for customer sexual harassment?

  Yes, courts have held that an employer may be found liable for the harassing…

8 years ago

What is sexual harassment?

  Sexual harassment is actionable under a hostile work environment theory when the harassing conduct…

8 years ago

Will an employer’s reliance on an untrue reason for an adverse employment action defeat a discrimination claim?

The employer's belief in the preferred reason for the adverse employment action must have been…

8 years ago

Does a whistleblower’s disclosure of his misconduct deny the whistleblower protection under whistleblower retaliation laws?

No.  The disclosure is still protected and the core issues will be whether the employer…

8 years ago