Employment Discrimination - Is It Happening To You?

By:  Alexandra Smits

In this difficult economy, with unemployment rates soaring, job security is a precious commodity. If you’re fortunate enough to be employed, it’s quite likely that you aren’t willing to do anything to risk this security. However, this may mean that you overlook or ignore various forms of on-the-job mistreatment, unfair actions by your boss, or even blatant discrimination. Does this sound familiar? Employers have the option of making many decisions regarding their employees, but there are actions taken by employers all the time that affect their employees and are actually prohibited by law. As I often say to clients, unfortunately it’s not illegal for an employer to be a jerk. Fortunately though, it is illegal to discriminate in employment based on various  personal characteristics. Read more