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Employment Practices
Employment law is a broad area of law encompassing all areas of the
employer/employee relationship except the negotiation process which
is more properly described as labor law and/or collective bargaining.
Employment law consists of thousands of federal and state statutes,
administrative regulations, and judicial decisions. Many employment
laws were originally enacted expressly as protective labor legislation.
Other employment laws take the form of public insurance, such as
unemployment compensation.
Below are two of the most common areas of concern relating to the
workplace: discrimination and sexual harassment.
Discrimination
Discrimination laws seek to prevent discrimination based on race, sex,
religion, national origin, physical disability, and age. In the context of
employment, discriminatory practices include bias in hiring, promotion,
job assignment, termination, compensation, and various types of
harassment.
If you feel you have been discriminated against in employment or
housing you can consult Shellito Law Offices to discover what legal
options you have available.
Employment law is a broad area of law encompassing all areas of the
employer/employee relationship except the negotiation process which
is more properly described as labor law and/or collective bargaining.
Employment law consists of thousands of federal and state statutes,
administrative regulations, and judicial decisions. Many employment
laws were originally enacted expressly as protective labor legislation.
Other employment laws take the form of public insurance, such as
unemployment compensation.
Below are two of the most common areas of concern relating to the
workplace: discrimination and sexual harassment.
Discrimination
Discrimination laws seek to prevent discrimination based on race, sex,
religion, national origin, physical disability, and age. In the context of
employment, discriminatory practices include bias in hiring, promotion,
job assignment, termination, compensation, and various types of
harassment.
If you feel you have been discriminated against in employment or
housing you can consult Shellito Law Offices to discover what legal
options you have available.
Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other
verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitutes sexual
harassment when submission to or rejection of this conduct explicitly
or implicitly affects an individual's employment, unreasonably
interferes with an individual's work performance or creates an
intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment.
Sexual harassment can occur in a variety of circumstances, including
but not limited to the following:
 | The victim as well as the harasser may be a woman or a man. | |
| The victim does not have to be of the opposite sex. | ||
| The harasser can be the victim's supervisor, an agent of the | |
| employer, a supervisor in another area, a co-worker, or a non- employee. | ||
| The victim does not have to be the person harassed but could | |
| be anyone affected by the offensive conduct. | ||
| Unlawful sexual harassment may occur without economic | |
| injury to or discharge of the victim. | ||
| The harasser's conduct must be unwelcome. | |
| It is helpful for the victim to directly inform the harasser that the | |
| conduct is unwelcome and must stop. The victim should use any employer complaint mechanism or grievance system available. |
Prevention is the best tool to eliminate sexual harassment in the
workplace. Employers are encouraged to take steps necessary to
prevent sexual harassment from occurring. They should clearly
communicate to employees that sexual harassment will not be
tolerated. They can do so by establishing an effective complaint or
grievance process and taking immediate and appropriate action when
an employee complains.
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