Employment Law

Just recently a federal jury awarded over $1 million to a transgender plaintiff in Oklahoma. The lawsuit claimed that she had been discriminated against for four years as a professor at Southeastern Oklahoma State University and had been denied tenure because of her...

Employment discrimination based on a person's gender has long been prohibited under federal and Oklahoma law. But in recent years there has been a focus on transgender employees and their rights under existing anti-discrimination laws. In a 2007 case the U.S. Tenth...

Gender discrimination is a serious problem in many Oklahoma workplaces. Yet many victims are afraid to come forward because they fear retaliation. That is why federal laws expressly forbid employers from discriminating against an employee for "opposing any practice"...

Employment discrimination is usually not a one-time affair. Many Oklahoma employees are subject to a pervasive, hostile work environment that lasts for months or even years. Federal and state laws provide remedies for employees who are victims of such discrimination,...

Retaliation is an act made against an employee as an effort to punish him or her for exercising one or more of his or her rights. Specifically, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 lists a set of activities designated as "protected activities." An employer cannot...

The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 amended Title VII of the Civil Rights Act to include pregnancy as a protected class. With this law, it became illegal to terminate an employee for being pregnant. It also becomes illegal for employers to discriminate against...

Age discrimination is legally defined as any form of workplace discrimination against an individual age 40 or over. Age was added to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967. Like other forms of discrimination, age...

During an interview, you should expect to be asked about your industry experience and the qualities that make you a strong candidate for the role. You should not expect to be asked questions about your personal life, your past, or your personal views. These questions...

American employees have the right to seek reasonable accommodations for a variety of reasons. Reasonable accommodations are exactly what they sound like - accommodations to the worker's schedule, workspace, or job duties that make it possible for him or her to perform...

The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 is a landmark American law that protects private sector individuals' right to organize and join labor unions for the purpose of collective bargaining. Largely, unions are beneficial to American workers because they are often...