Anyone who has ever experienced workplace discrimination based on their race knows how painful it is. It can go beyond feeling hurt, angry or humiliated. Often, discrimination can trigger a mental health problem like depression. Study finds possible link between race...
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Can my boss retaliate against me if I report sexual harassment?
No one deserves to work in a hostile environment. However, sexual harassment in the workplace is common. If you are ever a victim of this practice, you can put a stop to it by filing a complaint against your employer with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
Is it time to put a stop to inappropriate behavior at work?
Our coworkers and supervisors must treat us with respect. Working in an offensive work environment can take away all the enthusiasm you have for your job, and you have the right to fight back if anyone is sexually harassing you at the workplace. More than 6,500 people...
Ex-Kansas City VA hospital worker sues for racial discrimination
A woman who used to work at the Kansas City VA hospital is suing the Veterans Administration for employment discrimination. The woman, who is Black, says she was harassed and ultimately fired because of her race and gender. Harassed by a security guard According to...
Big win for workers as HHS expands sex discrimination protections
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced it will expand the definition of sex discrimination to include discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The announcement is in line with recent Supreme Court...
Ex-employee describes ‘bizarre’ stripping situation at company seminar
A former Los Angeles-area Panda Express restaurant worker claims in a lawsuit that she and other employees were forced to participate in a company-sponsored seminar in which they were coerced to strip to their underwear in front of co-workers and strangers who ogled...
KC seeks reforms after discrimination charges at fire department
Racial discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace – or anywhere for that matter -- are, to put it bluntly, despicable, repugnant and unforgivable. They also are illegal. Both issues came to the forefront recently thanks to a three-part series written by...
Study: Most who report sexual harassment will face retaliation
Many regular readers of our Kansas City employment law blog know that federal employment law prohibits workplace sexual harassment, as well as retaliation against an employee who reports harassment. Despite federal and state employment laws, before the #MeToo movement...
Has sexual harassment created a hostile work environment?
In the United States, there are generally two different forms of harassment: quid-pro-quo harassment and a hostile work environment. As the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission notes, a hostile work environment occurs when offensive conduct in a workplace is severe...
What should employees know about quid pro quo harassment?
In almost every workplace, supervisors and managers hold a great deal of power. They may have input on hiring decisions, pay increases and even firing decisions. When they use that position of power to coerce other employees, though, this quid pro quo harassment can...