Monthly Archives: July 2026
Getting Emotional Damages in Discrimination and Harassment Cases
When something bad happens to you at work–say, you are fired, or demoted, or deprived of benefits, or not selected to work on a great project–and you sense that this is because of illegal harassment or discrimination, there can be two types of damages that a worker can recover. One type of damage is… Read More »
Are Allergies a Protected Disability at Work?
It often happens–a sneeze, or a cough, but you’re not sick: you have allergies. For some of us our allergies are sporadic, seasonal or come and go. But for others, allergies can be very serious, and ongoing. If you need accommodations at work can you get them for serious allergies? Defining and Protecting Disabilities… Read More »
Less Obvious and Overlooked Adverse Employment Actions
In any employment discrimination case, there are really two questions: was there some form of harassment or discrimination or retaliation, and if so, what was the consequence–meaning, what “bad thing” happened to the employee, that indicated that he or he was punished in some way, because of his or her actions race, gender, religion,… Read More »
Are Stock, or Stock Options, Considered the Same as Salary or Wages?
Stock options can be a better, more profitable payment than salary in the long term than simple wages. Many people retire as millionaires, after working at the same company for many years, and accumulating stock options over that time period. But when it comes to wages, and the laws that affect wages, are stock… Read More »
