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Understanding Workplace Discrimination: Your Rights and Remedies

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Understanding Workplace Discrimination: Your Rights and Remedies

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What Does Workplace Discrimination Entail? Discrimination in the workplace is prohibited under state and federal laws. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) defines “discrimination” as treating an individual less favorably or differently for some reason. The EEOC enforces federal laws that provide protection in the workplace against discrimination on the basis of religion, race, …

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Missouri’s Approach to Protecting Employee Rights During Layoffs and Reductions in Force

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Protecting Employee Rights If an employer has to lay off employees or otherwise reduce their workforce, there are specific rules they must abide by. Employees are protected on the federal level and through the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. The reasons employers need to reduce their workforce or lay off employees vary greatly. …

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The Intricacies of Collective Bargaining Agreements in the Missouri Labor Scene

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What is Collective Bargaining and How Can it Affect Me? Collective bargaining is the act of working together with a group of employees to negotiate items with an employer. Items of discussion may include working hours, training, salary, benefits, equal treatment of all employees, working conditions, and more.  According to the National Labor Relations Board, …

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Negligent Supervision in a Sexual Harassment Case

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What is Workplace Sexual Harassment? Workplace sexual harassment is any type of unwanted sexual behavior in the workplace. More specifically, sexual harassment is a type of sexual discrimination that negatively impacts an employee. Individuals can be sexually harassed by their manager, coworker, boss, or anyone else in the workplace. There are a few different types …

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Does Missouri At-Will Employment Impact My Rights?

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What is At-Will Employment? Like most states in America, Missouri is an “at-will” employment state. At-will means that an employer can fire an employee at any time for any reason unless there is a written employment contract with definitive terms for termination. Without a written employment contract with these terms, Missouri employees can be terminated …

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Filing an EEOC Complaint in Missouri

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What is the EEOC? The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, also called the EEOC, enforces the federal law that prohibits discrimination in the workplace. More specifically, the EEOC upholds the law that prevents employers from making decisions based on an applicant or employee’s race, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin. The EEOC has the …

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