Gender, Pregnancy & Sexual Orientation Discrimination Sex & Gender Discrimination: Employers are forbidden from making decisions regarding hiring, promotion, demotion, termination, compensation, job training, or other terms and conditions of employment based on the employee’s sex or gender, including pregnancy. In other words, employers are forbidden from treating employees less favorably because of their sex or gender. Employers are also forbidden from creating a hostile work environment because of an employees sex/gender. Sex-based discrimination is prohibited by federal law (Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Pregnancy Discrimination Act; and the Equal Pay Act), state law (the [ Read More ]
Whistleblower Claims The law protects employees who “blow the whistle.” This means an employee who reported to the government or a law enforcement agency that their employer is breaking the law. Employees may not be fired, mistreated, or otherwise retaliated against for “whistleblowing,” as long as the employee has a reasonable basis for his or her belief that the activity was illegal, even if the employer did not actually violate the law. Whistleblower retaliation often occurs after allegations are made against a company, management, or employees for any number of crimes involving its work, including: Medical billing fraud Financial and [ Read More ]
