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If you are a Rhode Island resident with diabetes, your health concerns are a primary part of your life. However, diabetes can also affect your job if your employer discriminates against you. Diabetes is considered a disability, so you have protection under federal...
The Governor’s Commission on Disabilities in Rhode Island provides an overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA. The ADA was signed into legislation on July 26, 1990. This is a comprehensive civil rights law prohibiting discrimination in employment,...
Negotiating your Rhode Island severance package is often in your best interest. If you’re offered a severance package, you already know your job is ending. So, there’s little risk involved in negotiating for better compensation. Negotiating a severance package is...
In Rhode Island and throughout the country, some religious people who are concerned about their rights being protected are often fearful that they will face negative consequences on the job. This is true regardless of their beliefs and the requirements related to...
Hard-working adults in Rhode Island go to their jobs each day to earn a living. Unfortunately, some employees work in places where workplace harassment is the norm. Many work-related harassment claims are coming from people employed by the federal government....
Baseball fans in Rhode Island were recently appalled by the revelation of age discrimination charges. This was due to a lawsuit launched by 17 former baseball scouts. These individuals have claimed that they were fired from their positions because of their age. All of...
In the Rhode Island workplace, the issue of employer retaliation has gained significant attention. Employer retaliation occurs when an employer takes adverse actions against an employee in response to their participation in protected activities such as reporting...
Weight discrimination in the workforce is a pervasive issue in Rhode Island. Women, in particular, face the burden of weight-based biases and stereotypes that can hinder their career progression and overall well-being. Recognizing and addressing weight discrimination...
Leaving a job usually comes with mixed feelings, even when the exit is amicable. Residents of Rhode Island who are being laid off or fired can be entitled to a severance package from their place of employment. What some workers may not realize is that severance...
In the 1990s, the passage of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) introduced legal protections for certain employees who time off work to care for themselves or relatives. Prior to FMLA, workers in Rhode Island and throughout the country had few federal...