Employment Law

No one should subject you to bullying or harassment at work. Enduring a toxic work environment can do damage to your emotional wellbeing and even your health. Over time, the effects of workplace abuse could start to manifest in different ways. It can be easy to pass...

Harassment claims in the workplace will require proving that you had a hostile work environment. While that may seem an easy task, there are some rules about what creates a true hostile work environment. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission explains you...

Despite the increased awareness and spotlight on harassment at the workplace, hostile work environments continue to be an issue plaguing the modern work culture. Unfortunately, this has not changed even with the advent of work from home and virtual work environments....

For a while, you held off on saying anything about your workplace's toxic atmosphere. You made a hostile work environment complaint recently. Did your employer respond correctly? Chron explains how companies should navigate hostile work environment complaints....

When people think about sexual harassment, many minds often conflate it with sexual assault. This is especially true in the age of modern media, where the biggest and most well-known cases involve physical aspects of assault or attack in some way. However, a victim...

Pervasive, severe harassment in the workplace can create a hostile work environment, i.e., one that a reasonable person considers abusive or intimidating. Harassment involves unwelcome conduct with a basis in a protected status of the employee. Protected statuses...

Employee misclassification can lead to serious legal issues. Classifying an employee as an independent contractor means the employee misses out on benefits and other perks. The New York Department of Labor explains misclassifying workers is something you can avoid by...

You should be able to go to work every day without worrying about facing constant harassment or mistreatment. Sometimes, though, workplaces become so bad they are hostile to workers. Not only may a hostile work environment interfere with your job performance, but it...

Working in a hostile environment can affect your productivity and threaten both your personal and professional success. Furthermore, you may feel threatened and face concerns about your safety and well-being. Understanding the conditions that contribute to a hostile...

Understanding your rights is key to avoiding a hostile work environment. One way that an employer may foster a hostile work environment is by harboring employees or other entities that engage in harassment. Harassment is a form of discrimination that violates the...