Educators, coaches, daycare workers, employment supervisors and priests, rabis, and other religious leaders are expected to be their organization's guardians. They are often accorded respect and moral authority, and are expected to conduct themselves in a manner...
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Can You Be Fired Due to COVID-19?
The short answer: you generally cannot be fired for simply contracting COVID or for refusing to receive a vaccine or other employer-mandated medical procedure that conflicts with an honest medical or religious exemption. However, employment cases related to COVID-19...
Sexual Abuse: The Dark Cloud Hanging Over Scouting in America
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is one of the most beloved American institutions. It was founded more than 110 years ago as an organization that equipped American youth with the skills and values that allowed them to be “Prepared. For Life.” They learned this through...
How to Identify Disparate Treatment in the Workplace
The protected class exists to give qualified people a weapon against any form of harassment relating to a specific personal trait. These qualified people are protected by both state and federal employment laws, like Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which forbids,...
Handling Third-Party Sexual Harassment
Most people think that workplace sexual harassment can only be done to an individual by their workmates, subordinates, or bosses. However, did you know that workplace sexual harassment can also be committed by individuals from outside the company, such as vendors,...
Common forms of consumer fraud
Consumer fraud has been a consistent headache long before the internet was conceived. One would remember those snake oils and other purported heal-all potions being sold by mysterious travellers in the old days. These tricksters have evolved along with technology....
Legal actions to take if sold defective products
It can be frustrating to purchase a product that does not meet expectations. Some may break down unexpectedly after a few days while others may even cause injury to the user. Less expensive items with defects are rarely a concern for many consumers. But for more...
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 students at 33 schools on...
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 cited by the Office of the...
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 terrible as that might...
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 and McKinsey’s 2018 Women in...
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 applicant’s race,...



