The workplace should be an environment that is safe but sometimes an employee becomes the victim of another employee who is behaving in ways that are illegal. These behaviors can include offensive sexual comments, inappropriate touching, unwanted sexual advances and the possession of material that is sexually explicit. These kinds of actions are considered sexual harassment and it is important for employees who are victimized to report it.
Former Waseca director faces allegations of sexual harassment
The workplace should be an environment that is safe but sometimes an employee becomes the victim of another employee who is behaving in ways that are illegal. These behaviors can include offensive sexual comments, inappropriate touching, unwanted sexual advances and the possession of material that is sexually explicit. These kinds of actions are considered sexual harassment and it is important for employees who are victimized to report it.
Woman suing city for alleged discrimination, wrongful termination
Readers in Chaska may or may not be aware that in many cases employers can fire an employee at anytime, for any reason, without warning. While employment law does allow for at-will termination, an employer still cannot terminate an employee’s contract for unlawful reasons, including based on a disability or in retaliation for blowing the whistle on another employment law violation.
Woman suing city for alleged discrimination, wrongful termination
Readers in Chaska may or may not be aware that in many cases employers can fire an employee at anytime, for any reason, without warning. While employment law does allow for at-will termination, an employer still cannot terminate an employee’s contract for unlawful reasons, including based on a disability or in retaliation for blowing the whistle on another employment law violation.
City worker claims retaliation by superiors for reporting assault
Although employment law, both at the federal and the state levels, protects employees in Chaska, and elsewhere, from being mistreated by employers, it is not always easy for a worker to speak up when their rights have been violated. Speaking up is, unfortunately, no guarantee that any action will be taken and, in some cases, filing a complaint may only worsen the situation.
City worker claims retaliation by superiors for reporting assault
Although employment law, both at the federal and the state levels, protects employees in Chaska, and elsewhere, from being mistreated by employers, it is not always easy for a worker to speak up when their rights have been violated. Speaking up is, unfortunately, no guarantee that any action will be taken and, in some cases, filing a complaint may only worsen the situation.
Hennepin County Sheriff's Office subject of EEOC investigation
There are some career fields that have been historically dominated by one sex or the other. Although most of those professions now allow the employment of both men and women, there are still some workplaces and jobs in which those old discriminatory lines have not been erased. For employers who condone, or do nothing to stop, workplace discrimination this can result in legal issues should an employee choose to file a complaint.
Hennepin County Sheriff's Office subject of EEOC investigation
There are some career fields that have been historically dominated by one sex or the other. Although most of those professions now allow the employment of both men and women, there are still some workplaces and jobs in which those old discriminatory lines have not been erased. For employers who condone, or do nothing to stop, workplace discrimination this can result in legal issues should an employee choose to file a complaint.
