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Sexual Harassment Retaliation: A Closer Look

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is the federal agency in charge of employment discrimination enforcement, including sexual harassment actions. Yet many of the EEOC’s cases do not involve[...]

Three Types of Employment Discrimination That Will Not Go Away

In 1964, even though he knew it might cost him the upcoming presidential election, Lyndon Johnson successfully pushed for the then-controversial Civil Rights Act. The CRA did more than prohibit racial[...]

Recognizing and Responding to Workplace Harassment

It is often hard to recognize workplace harassment, mostly because harassment changes over time. For example, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently ruled that the “Don’t Tread On Me[...]

How Do I Get a Disability Accommodation at Work?

One of my law school professors told us “you never get anything unless you ask.” In other words, we should always ask for things with confidence, especially if we are legally entitled to those thi[...]

Five Protected Employment Classes in Chicago

Illinois is an at-will employment state. In most cases, employers can hire or fire their workers at any time for good reason, bad reason, or no reason at all. However, employers can not act any wa[...]

Sexual and Non-Sexual Workplace Harassment

Many people are confused about the difference between “bullying” and “harassment.” In some cases, these two words are synonymous. But in other cases, that is not true. Bullying is usually bell[...]

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