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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...
When a person in Chaska, or elsewhere, develops a debilitating medical condition, it can be difficult for them to continue to work. Under normal circumstances poor attendance may be grounds for an employer to fire a worker, but when that worker has a medical...
Readers in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, and other cities across the U.S., likely recall the recent shutdown of the United States federal government. During the shutdown, some federal workers were put on furlough, while others had to continue working but wait to be paid....
Both federal and state laws ensure certain employee rights for workers in Minneapolis, and throughout the U.S. Among these rights, employees are protected from workplace discrimination, including biases based on age, disability, religion and sexual orientation.A woman...
Even after the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was established as federal law in 1938, safeguarding employees in Minneapolis and elsewhere from being underpaid and overworked, there are still some jobs and fields where workers are often taken advantage of. This is...
While for some employees who have been the victim of harassment, working up the courage to report the inappropriate behavior to superiors can often be incredibly difficult. Unfortunately, even with federal and state laws in place to protect workers in Chaska and...
Employers in Minneapolis, and other U.S. cities, generally have the ability to hire and fire employees at will. That being said, however, employment law does stipulate that company policies regarding the termination of workers must be enforced uniformly for all...
Readers in Chaska are likely aware that there are employment laws in place at both the federal and state levels to protect workers. In addition to other safeguards and rights, these laws prevent employers from firing employees based on some type of prejudice. For the...
Although there are laws and, in many cases, company or organizational policies, in place that prohibit sexual harassment in the workplace, it occasionally occurs anyway. Regardless of whether it is verbal or physical, sex harassment, especially when unchecked by...
Employers in the Twin Cities certainly have the ability to hire whomever they feel is the best candidate for a job. There are, however, federal laws in place that prevent not hiring an applicant due to some form of discrimination. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act,...