Month: November 2017

Ageism or age-based discrimination against older workers (generally considered to be those over the age of 40) is perhaps the most common form of workplace discrimination in the USA, and yet it can also be one of the hardest to pin down and define.…

Workplace bullying is an endemic problem in the USA, with a 2014 survey of 1,000 people indicating that over a quarter of employees have been victims at some point, and almost three quarters have witnessed or were aware of bullying incidents.…

Most employees are aware that there is a legal framework in place to protect them against harassment and discrimination in the workplace, and to provide a form of redress in law if an employer violates these statutes.

However, many employees are discouraged from speaking up or taking action against their employers out of fear of retaliation-being wrongly punished or penalized by the employer for asserting their rights under the law.…