
Federal and State Protections for Familial Status
When you’re juggling work responsibilities with caring for family members, understanding your legal protections can make the difference between keeping your job and facing discrimination.

When you’re juggling work responsibilities with caring for family members, understanding your legal protections can make the difference between keeping your job and facing discrimination.

Familial status discrimination happens when employers treat workers differently because they’re parents, caregivers, pregnant, or planning families. This includes being passed over for promotions because

Yes, your former employer can and sometimes does retaliate against you after you’ve left – whether you resigned, were terminated, or retired. Post-employment retaliation happens

When you face workplace retaliation after reporting discrimination, harassment, or other illegal conduct, you’re entitled to various forms of compensation. Understanding these potential damages helps

When you’ve experienced workplace retaliation after reporting discrimination, harassment, or other violations, knowing exactly how to seek help from government agencies can make the difference

When you speak up about illegal activities at work, you’re doing the right thing—but it can sometimes put your career at risk. Whistleblowers have unique

Have you recently reported discrimination, participated in a workplace investigation, or stood up for your legal rights at work? If you’ve noticed negative changes in

When you’ve reported discrimination or stood up for your workplace rights, any negative action that follows can feel like retaliation. But employers have a legitimate

When you stand up against workplace discrimination or harassment, report illegal activity, or exercise your legal rights, you hope your employer will respect your actions.

Temporal proximity is the time gap between when you engage in a protected workplace activity (like reporting discrimination or filing an EEOC complaint) and when
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