Most employers know that intentionally discriminating against workers on the basis of their race, sex, religion or other protected characteristics is illegal. It has been this way for many years. This kind of discrimination still happens more often than it should in...
A host of state and federal laws protect workers from retaliation after they have reported wrongdoing at work. This true for workers in the private sector as well as workers in the government, but the protections for federal employees are somewhat different and they...
Your disability might make your life harder than you want it to be, but it shouldn’t impact your enjoyment of equal employment opportunities. This means that you should be treated fairly throughout every step of the employment process, from hiring and promotion, to...
Being pregnant has its own challenges, but the difficulties can be exacerbated when your employer uses your condition to discriminate against you. You’d think that with state and federal protections, as well as an increased public awareness of workplace...
What is the CROWN Act? The CROWN Act (Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair) was first introduced to Congress in March of 2019. The goal of the Act is to promote equity and inclusivity within the workplace environment, specifically prohibiting...
A company that refuses to hire qualified job applicants because of their race, gender, age or religious beliefs is violating federal and Maryland employment laws. But there are subtler ways that employers can discriminate illegally. One such tactic is to...
Many employees who feel mistreated fear speaking up against these actions due to the possibility of workplace retaliation. While a demotion or termination might be the most dramatic workplace retaliation, there are numerous examples that are more insidious or hidden...
No employee should have to suffer the effects of discrimination at work, or feel that their workplace is a hostile environment where they cannot fulfill their work duties in peace. Unfortunately, employees sometimes find themselves forced to report their employers to...
For many, the term “whistleblower” carries a negative connotation – as if a worker has gone out of line and shared a company secret. While certain elements of this characterization might be based in reality, the truth is a whistleblower performs a necessary role in...
Freedman Law, LLC represents employees who have been wrongfully terminated from their jobs, including many different types of whistleblowers. Recently, there has been an uptick in whistleblower claims related to the Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP"). The PPP is a...