HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT? EMPLOYMENT LAW ATTORNEYS CAN HELP. As an employee, the type of environment you work in can have a great impact on your ability to perform your duties and do your job well. Unfortunately, many people experience work environments that are unhealthy, and hostile. A hostile work environment is created when any person [...]
RECOVERING FROM WRONGFUL TERMINATION Wrongful termination from your job is not easy to recover from, especially in today’s economy. Luckily, Nelson Law Group has been helping those affected by wrongful termination in Knoxville and the greater East Tennessee area for several years. What is wrongful termination? Wrongful termination can include many circumstances of being [...]
THE BEST DISCRIMINATION LAWYERS Discrimination can have real negative effects on your state of mind, sense of security, and importantly, your employment itself. We here at the Nelson Law Group are expert discrimination lawyers, located in Knoxville TN, and will be able to help you determine if you have faced illegal discrimination and work [...]
WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION 101 Discrimination is defined as “the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of age, race, or sex.” So what are the different types of workplace discrimination, and how can the attorneys at Nelson Law Group help you with your case? Age Discrimination Age discrimination is [...]
BECAUSE SOMETIMES, AGE DOES MATTERWhat is age discrimination?Age discrimination involves treating someone less favorably due to their age. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) protects workers over the age of 40 from discrimination. The law includes all aspects of age discrimination (firing, hiring, promotions, pay, training, benefits, job assignments, and layoffs).What are some examples [...]
DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE We often forget that disability discrimination is something that still happens every single day. While the issue of discrimination against people who have disability accommodations appears most frequently in public locations, it can also arise in the workplace. Disability discrimination can even happen here in Knoxville and the East [...]
SEX AND GENDER DISCRIMINATION We often brush off gender discrimination as something that would never happen in 2018. However, sex and gender discrimination is still very prevalent in today’s workplace. 42% of women in the United States have faced some type of gender discrimination on the job. Gender discrimination can even happen here in [...]
AGE DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE We frequently hear the phrase “age is just a number” but oftentimes in the workplace that is not the case. Recently in the news there have been several stories about age discrimination in the workplace. Joel Boone, a Mississippi high school boys basketball coach in his mid-70’s, became a [...]
WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATIONThe BreakdownWhat does discrimination in the workplace look like? Every situation is different and is dependent on the type of discrimination. Please review the most common types of workplace discrimination below to become more familiar.Disability Discrimination: This form of discrimination occurs when an employer treats an applicant or employee with a disability unfavorably. Harassment [...]
