by KP Reddy | Oct 23, 2012 | Discrimination, Employment and Labor Law
As the owner or manager of small or mid-sized business, you may feel that you have protected your business from the risk of avoidable workplace discrimination lawsuits simply by regulating your behavior and that of your management colleagues. You might keep scrupulous...
by KP Reddy | Oct 17, 2012 | Employment and Labor Law, FMLA
The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) permits eligible employees to take unpaid leave for specified family and medical reasons without risk of losing their jobs and with continuation of existing health insurance. Before the FMLA became law, employees could...
by KP Reddy | Oct 2, 2012 | Employment and Labor Law, Whistleblower
Employees who witness wrongdoing by a business, corporation or its officers may become whistleblowers. Some whistleblowers have been asked by their bosses to do something that they believe is illegal or unethical. Many individuals who witness such illegal actions are...
by KP Reddy | Sep 25, 2012 | Discrimination, Employment and Labor Law
Federal law makes it illegal for employers to discriminate against someone on the basis of ethnicity, race, gender, disability, national origin, creed, family status, or status in regards to military service. Each of these designations is considered to be a protected...
by KP Reddy | Sep 18, 2012 | Discrimination, Employment and Labor Law
Discrimination in the workplace can be so subtle that it may take a long time to realize what is happening to you. Perhaps someone makes comments about your age, gender, race, or disability on a regular basis while smiling and claiming to only be kidding. In...
