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Being mistreated on the job or living in fear that you will get fired out of retaliation for exercising your rights can be incredibly stressful. In addition to the emotional devastation of being harassed or discriminated against, you can also be dealing with the...
When a person is charged with a crime, the state must prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt. That is, the evidence has to be so clear and convincing that a jury or a judge can feel confident the defendant is guilty. The standard is not quite so high in civil cases....
Workers' compensation benefits are a right to which everyone is entitled. Federal workers are no exception, even if the vehicles for delivering those benefits vary from what are available for private sector employees.Under the federal system, the Office of Workers...
In the ideal workplace, employees would be valued for their knowledge, skills, work ethic, and attitude. Unfortunately, some employers value their employees on things the employee has no control over. Or employers treat certain employees unfairly because of personal...
If your boss comes up to you and tells you that you're being fired because you're too old, it's a clear case of age discrimination. However, the sad reality is that employers often do discriminate when hiring, firing and promoting workers, but they just don't do it so...
Accidents can happen anytime, anywhere. That's sort of the nature of accidents. However, if you are a worker, and specifically a federal worker in Texas or anywhere federal employees are employed, risk of injury has a way of increasing.The Federal Employees'...
All employees deserve to work in an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment. Unfortunately, this type of behavior is common. Workers in all types of jobs and industries can be affected.When workers are repeatedly subjected to unwanted offensive...
Imagine this scenario:You apply for a job. You're well qualified - if not overqualified. You nail the interview. And you wait in anticipation for that job offer.Then something unexpected happens: You learn that someone else got the job. Someone who is much less...
We suspect this is something most everyone has probably experienced before, especially at the big federal agency offices around the country. You happen to encounter a work colleague you haven't seen in awhile and he has a brace on his wrist that wasn't there before....
When most people think of discrimination in the workplace, they imagine a scenario in which a supervisor who is a member of a "majority" group takes adverse action against an employee who is a member of a "minority" group. This type of discrimination is common,...