Under both federal law and Pennsylvania law, employers may not discriminate against employees who belong to certain vulnerable groups or possess certain protected characteristics. This basic premise underlies all Civil Rights legislation. Pregnancy is an example of one such characteristic. Pregnancy discrimination is specifically addressed in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000e(k), […]
Women suffer a disproportionate amount of harassment than their male counterparts. In the last reporting year, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) processed over 6,500 sexual harassment claims. According to a select task force on the study of harassment in the workplace: 85% of women have reportedly experienced workplace sexual harassment 19% of men admitted […]