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What To Do If You Experience Racial Discrimination in the Hiring Process in Kansas City
Posted on February 1, 2024
Various anti-discrimination laws are supposed to shield prospective employees from discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and other protected characteristics. However, many candidates still encounter negative bias because of their ethnicity or skin color, even if employers won’t admit it. Contact Kansas City’s racial discrimination lawyer if you believe you suffered discrimination in the […]Read More4 Telltale Signs of Racism in the Workplace
Posted on January 4, 2024
Racism in the workplace is illegal under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. But recognizing signs of racism can be challenging — you may know that a manager or coworker is being racist but be unable to prove it. These are four common telltale signs of racism that could be grounds for […]Read MoreHow To Prove Racial Discrimination at Work
Posted on December 1, 2023
Although open racism in the workplace is becoming increasingly rare, many job applicants and employees still suffer discrimination based on race. Biased hiring processes, racially selective promotions, and covert racism occur in organizations of all sizes. Sometimes employers are aware of racist practices and try to cover them up. And sometimes workplace racism is so […]Read More10 Important Things To Know About Reasonable Accommodations
Posted on November 2, 2023
Kansas and Missouri laws concerning discrimination in the workplace require employers to make reasonable accommodations for employees with a physical or mental disability unless doing so would “create an undue hardship” for the employer. An employer cannot fire you if you become disabled after being hired, cannot deny you employment during the application process, and […]Read More5 Important Signs Of Potential Gender Discrimination
Posted on October 1, 2023
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes it illegal for employers to discriminate against any employee because of their color, national origin, race, religion, or sex. In 2020, the Supreme Court extended those protections to cover gender identity. Gender identity includes transgender status and sexual orientation. Despite these protections, gender discrimination continues […]Read More5 Things to Know About Ageism In Kansas
Posted on September 6, 2023
As people get older, the risk for ageism increases in the workspace. Men and women are able to work longer than they used to, which means there are many over the age of fifty that are still valuable members of the workforce. What is ageism and are there employment laws in Kansas to protect those […]Read More