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The impact of COVID-19 on Whistleblower Lawsuits
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted various aspects of our day-to-day lives, not to mention every facet of US law. There has been a multitude of ways workers have been affected by the coronavirus. As a result, there’s been an increase in r...
Protecting your rights against workplace retaliation
Most people are already aware of the laws protecting employees from harassment and discrimination in the workplace. Many, however, do not know that these laws also exist to protect employees from retaliation. This means that it’s illeg...
Your basic rights as an employee
All rights and obligations existing within an employer-employee relationship are covered by employment law. This includes not only current employees but job applicants and former employees as well. Federal labor law in the US safeguard...
Know your rights as a job applicant
A job applicant is protected by legal rights even before they officially become an employee. Under state, federal, and some local laws, all employers are required to conduct a hiring process that does not in any way discriminate based on an...
Fortifying laws covering sexual harassment in the workplace
Workplaces and offices are meant to be safe places where you can work without fear of being subjected to harassment and abuse. As highlighted by the #MeToo movement, this is not always the case. According to data collected by LeanIn.org ...
What you can do as a bystander when you witness street harassment
Sexual assault, harassment and other forms of sexual violence are some of the most prevalent crimes in the United States, with the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network or RAINN noting that these crimes claim 463,634 victims each year. As...
The Impact of sexual assault on the education of students
Sexual assault and some forms of gender-based violence are some of the most traumatic incidents that an individual can experience, and are known for leaving lasting physical, emotional, and mental scars on survivors. According to data ci...
Students’ guide and recommended activities related to sexual assault awareness and prevention
As much as one would want to believe otherwise, campus sexual and gender-based violence happens too frequently across the United States. This is according to the Association of American Universities (AAU), who, after polling over 180,000...