If you are considering having children or are actively pregnant, you may question whether or not your employer is legally allowed to fire you for taking time off to give birth. This is a fair question and common among new working parents. Read on to learn the answer.The Law Protects New ParentsAccording to the...

As an employee, you may wonder if your job is protected if you have to take a leave of absence for a family or medical purpose. Rightly so, as your work is your livelihood and you may also depend on your job for health insurance.Read on to learn about how the Family and Medical...

In short, the answer is yes. Your job should be protected under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Read on to learn more about the protections offered to employees under the FMLA.If You Are Eligible for Leave Under the FMLA, Your Job Is ProtectedThe FMLA protects eligible employees from being fired for taking...

Workplace disability discrimination in any form is unacceptable. Among other regulations, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects workers in the United States from being discriminated against at work.To better understand what can constitute workplace disability discrimination, we’ve put together two examples of real-life instances in which workers were discriminated against based on their...

Being discriminated against in the workplace is never acceptable. In fact, there are strict federal laws that prevent workplace discrimination. The following five federal laws protect people with disabilities from experiencing workplace discrimination, including during the application process: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Rehabilitation Act Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Vietnam Era Veterans’...