by Stephen D. Hans | Jan 28, 2014 | Racial Discrimination
Author: Stephen D. Hans Recently, a racial discrimination case filed by former Pennsylvania state police corporal, Maurice Burton was thrown out. The main allegation of the case was that Burton claimed he was penalized for his on-the-job interaction with a white...
by Stephen D. Hans | Jan 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
Given recent rulings by the Supreme Court and several new laws relating to gay marriage and gay rights throughout individual states, employers need to be very careful about how they approach matters with gay employees. Was it his lifestyle or his performance as an...
by Stephen D. Hans | Jan 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
Most people are familiar with the recent credit card fiasco that occurred with Target at the height of the Christmas retail season. According to statements made on Target’s website, high-tech hackers installed malware (malicious software designed to harm computers...
by Stephen D. Hans | Dec 17, 2013 | Employment Harassment
Sexual harassment is discrimination that occurs in the workplace as defined by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In terms of employment law the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) defines sexual harassment as: “Unwelcome sexual advances, requests...
by Stephen D. Hans | Dec 12, 2013 | Employment Discrimination
Both federal and state laws prohibit discrimination on the part of employers. Should you, your employees, managers or other agents of your company discriminate against an employee or in some cases, a prospective employee, you risk legal liability. Following are...
