by Stephen D. Hans | Sep 3, 2014 | Employment Discrimination
Author: Stephen D. Hans & Associates Legal loopholes sometimes exist that preclude bringing a lawsuit because the letter of the law does not protect an individual’s rights. In the past, this may have been the case with interns, who because they did not...
by Stephen D. Hans | Aug 15, 2014 | Employment Discrimination
Employers should be aware of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), which makes it illegal to discriminate against an employee or job applicant based on pregnancy, childbirth or a related medical condition. However, some issues under the PDA were unclear and...
by Stephen D. Hans | Feb 28, 2014 | Employment Discrimination, Employment Law
A federal district court has ruled that Wisconsin restaurant Sparx must pay back pay and interest to a former employee who was fired in retaliation for complaining about a racist display in the workplace. The restaurant is on the hook for more than $56,000 and its...
by Stephen D. Hans | Feb 18, 2014 | Employment Discrimination, Uncategorized
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reported it obtained a record $372.1 million in monetary relief for victims of private sector employment discrimination in year ending 2013. This amount is nearly seven million more than was recovered in 2012...
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...
by Stephen D. Hans | Nov 19, 2013 | Employment Discrimination
Author: Stephen D. Hans Mesa Systems, Inc, a Colorado moving and storage company with operations in Utah, was hit with a $450,000 pay out in an employment discrimination suit that alleged mistreatment of immigrant workers based on national origin. In addition to the...
