Cornell & Associates PA Legal Blog

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...

Wage theft refers to any violation or denial of an employee’s lawful wages. It occurs when employers fail to compensate their workers according to established labor laws and regulations. This can include various wage-related violations, such as non-payment of...

Workplace discrimination can have a devastating impact on the affected worker, resulting in lost opportunities, lower pay and a hostile work environment. This is in addition to the potential psychological effects such as stress and lower self-esteem. If you believe...

Discrimination is, unfortunately, sometimes easy for employers to hide. They know that they are not allowed to discriminate based on certain protected classes, so they come up with alternative reasons for their actions. They may try to disguise the discrimination,...

Some workers receive pay on an hourly basis, which means that their household income directly relates to how many hours of work they perform in a given week. Other workers have more predictable income levels because they have a salary arrangement with their employer....

Discrimination involves an employer making decisions about someone's professional future based on factors outside of their control. When people talk about discrimination, they often think about male supervisors giving poor performance reviews to female subordinates or...

For many people, the term sexual harassment makes them think of a manager pressuring someone into certain sexual activities or co-workers of the opposite sex making dirty jokes at the expense of one employee. Those are both potentially actionable forms of sexual...

When you face discrimination at work, it can be a very frustrating experience. Although the law says your unique characteristics shouldn't affect your work opportunities, you know that they have. You know that your supervisor or the company's owner treats you and...