Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Can You Get Disability Accommodations for Chronic Pain?
Laws that prevent employment discrimination on the basis of disability cover a wide variety of physical and mental health conditions which present difficulties in everyday life and for which the person requires an accommodation in order to do his or her job. An accommodation is a modification to the work environment or work schedule… Read More »
Is It Disability Discrimination If Your Employer Fired You Before Your Diagnosis?
Many health conditions do not progress in the way that Hollywood screenwriters would expect. Symptoms can improve or worsen unexpectedly, sometimes for reasons unrelated to known triggers. You may visit multiple doctors over a period of years, and they may disagree about the underlying cause of your symptoms. None of this is your employer’s… Read More »
County Court Administrator Alleges Whistleblower Retaliation
One of the best things about being a public sector employee with a 9 to 5 job is that you never have to work on federal holidays. If you go to a social gathering on such an occasion, the other guests will be amazed at your stories of the dysfunction that goes on in… Read More »
Systemic Racial Hostility or Discrimination in the Workplace
It is difficult to work in an environment where you may be treated unfairly because of your race. Racism in the workplace is not always overt – it will be unlikely that there is a policy in place that favors one race over another. But deliberate actions by management or staff motivated by malice,… Read More »
Employee Sues County for Wrongful Termination, Alleging That It Fired Her in Retaliation for Discrimination Complaint
Employment discrimination lawyers have noticed a pattern in the cases about which clients consult them. Many times, the general lack of welcome with which co-workers receive them is not what sets off alarms in the minds of employees. Instead, the tipping point is the hostile response that the employee receives when he or she… Read More »
Attempting To Appeal To Young Consumers Is No Excuse For Age Discrimination
Marketing products to young consumers is a tried-and-true strategy for businesses. You can get a lifetime of brand loyalty, but more importantly, consumers in their 20s tend to spend enthusiastically on dining, entertainment, and status symbol consumer goods. They are much more lucrative marks than middle-aged consumers who have no leisure time and are… Read More »
Longtime Employee Sues Fire Department Over Racial Discrimination
It is disappointing when your employer does not grant you a promotion for which you have applied and for which you are eligible, but you usually tell yourself, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” When this happens multiple times, though, there might be some reason for it besides random chance. Denial… Read More »
Ophthalmologist Files Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against Hospital System
It is difficult to work in an environment where people assume the worst about you and go out of their way to make it difficult for you to perform your job duties. The legal term for this is a hostile work environment. Sometimes a hostile work environment arises because you complained about others in… Read More »
California Civil Rights Department Dismisses Caste Discrimination Lawsuit Against Tech Company
Employment laws in California and at the federal level prohibit discrimination based on protected characteristics which relate to a person’s physical appearance, personal history, or family background. For example, skin color, national origin, and religion are protected characteristics. Should the law officially recognize caste as a protected characteristic, separate from the aforementioned characteristics which… Read More »
Actress Sues Media Company For Discrimination, Citing Racial And Gender Differences In Pay
Every year, the National Committee on Pay Equity observes Equal Pay Day to highlight the pay gap that still exists between men and women; similar observances exist in several countries. In the United States, non-Hispanic White Men have the highest average income. When comparing the average income of women in the U.S. workforce, regardless… Read More »