Cornell & Associates PA Legal Blog

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) established a crucial right for modern workers. Specifically, the FMLA permits employees in certain circumstances to request unpaid leave from their work. The FMLA allows workers to prioritize their own health or the needs of...

Even though working women are no longer considered a novelty, a lot of employers still don’t seem to be on board with making room for their pregnant employees. While it’s no longer legal to outright dismiss someone from their position simply because they are pregnant,...

Employees who are facing unfair treatment in the workplace may be in a position to seek justice. When mistreatment occurs as a result of retaliation for exercising one’s protected rights or involves the targeting of someone for their legally protected characteristics,...

Workplace harassment can occur in many different ways. Perhaps one coworker or supervisor makes repeated unwanted sexual advances toward a specific employee. Perhaps a group of workers target someone and create a hostile work environment because of their age or race....

Employees should be able to count on their employers to provide a workplace free of hostile actions, such as sexual harassment or unlawful discrimination. They’re also entitled to have a safe workplace that doesn’t feature violations of established safety regulations....

Age discrimination can affect youthful workers but is often a particularly serious concern for workers over the age of 40. Those who have years of experience in the workforce often find themselves receiving inappropriate treatment from their current employer or...

There are many kinds of abuse and harassment that people might experience at work. Sexual harassment is one of the most common, but people can face harassment for all different types of protected characteristics, including their age, religion, health conditions and...

Cultural awareness of racism is arguably at an all-time high, which means that it is often easier for people to identify blatant racial discrimination. Most people will speak up when there is something obviously wrong occurring, like the use of racial epitaphs in the...

Too often, people think that if they get together with co-workers for drinks after work, play softball on the weekends or run into one another at a colleague’s wedding, the rules that apply to them in the workplace don’t exist. That’s not entirely true. Take sexual...

Age discrimination in employment – at least, for workers and applicants of a certain age – is prohibited by law. Specifically, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) prohibits discrimination against employees based on age if they’re 40 or older by...