Employment law

When your employer treats you differently from other employees in the business, you might feel singled out. You want to speak up — but at the same time, you don’t want to lose your job. Your employer’s treatment is against the law. You may fall into one of several...

Earlier this year, the Charlotte City Council voted to include additional protected classes in employment to those already included under North Carolina state law. The ordinance, which passed unanimously, takes effect on Jan. 1, 2022. The new protected classes are...

The more years you have dedicated to a specific career, the more you may be able to earn. Most employers recognize the value of experienced help and offer better compensation and more rewarding positions to those with more skills. Unfortunately, experienced workers do...

Americans celebrate a wide variety of religious holidays. Most employers, however, only recognize Christian holidays like Christmas and Easter. Meanwhile, people who are Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Greek Orthodox and other faiths celebrate holidays that are just as...

It may be hard to believe, but many mistreated workers in Charlotte, North Carolina, are unsure if they suffer from employment discrimination. Sometimes, discrimination is obvious. Often, however, people may doubt their feelings and wonder if what's happening is...

Often, discrimination in the workplace finds its roots in a stereotype that is in no way true, but that the person believes anyway. They then act on that stereotype in an unfair manner, assuming it applies to workers who actually don’t share these traits. For...

Workers now have many challenges at the workplace. But numerous federal laws try to remove employment discrimination as an obstacle to workers. These law are intended to prevent employment discrimination based on race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, national...