The mental health and wellness of the workforce has, until recently, been a neglected issue. However, the pandemic and its remote work concept, and the mental health issues suffered particularly by younger employees, is now front and center in the
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Religious Discrimination: Two Flavors
Two new religious discrimination cases filed or settled by the EEOC give me the opportunity to discuss what I long ago called the “two flavors” of workplace religious discrimination – a subject which I blogged about numerous times. In the…
Gen Z: How Not To Get Hired In Today’s Job Market
Oh, Gen Z, Gen Z. Look, I’m not going to slam Gen Z. I’m not going to call them the Tik Tok Generation or Zoomers or snowflakes or anything like that. I have three humans of my own in Gen…
Ageism Is Alive and Well in Hiring
Last week I posted that “A new study entitled 2024 State of Ageism in the Workplace has found that 90% of employees over 40 have experienced workplace age discrimination.”I just read that: “A recent study by CWI Labs found that 59% of…
If we are lucky, we will all be older adults
As a follow up to my post earlier today, I saw this quote from the Vice Chair of the Florida Commission on Human Relations, Larry Hart, in a Florida journal:“Ageism refers to the stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination directed at…
Be Afraid, Employers: 91% of Your Older Workers Are Considering Suing You!
A new study entitled 2024 State of Ageism in the Workplace has found that 90% of employees over 40 have experienced workplace age discrimination.Indeed, age discrimination is rampant in society and in workplaces – but the staggeringly high percentage of…
What Is The EEOC Up To These Days? A Brief Overview
The EEOC just reported that of the 110 lawsuits that it filed in in the year prior to 9/30/24, 48 were disability discrimination claims filed under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). Retaliation claims came in second with “over 40,”…
Recent EEOC Lawsuits Warn Employers: Compliance with the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Is Not Optional
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is not playing. The agency that enforces the federal anti-discrimination laws, including the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) sent a clear message to U.S. employers last week: Learn your legal obligations toward pregnant workers…
Have You Encountered A Professional Victim?
We all know that there are enough cases of real discrimination and harassment in the workplace to keep all of us busy all of the time. Which is why blogs such as this exist – to advise employers about the…
If Racism Causes Damage To The Brain and Aging, What About Sexism, Ageism, etc.
Scientific studies demonstrate that racism can have disastrous effects on the brain, and cause aging and dementia. I posted about these studies this week and noted:“’’Two terrible things have now crossed paths.’ According to new research ‘the chronic stress of…