Employers are prohibited from discriminating against disabled employees, regardless of their ability to pay. These laws also prohibit discrimination based upon sex or gender identity. Additionally, these laws prohibit discrimination against pregnant or nursing women and those with certain disabilities from receiving certain benefit. Employers can't publish or circulate ads discriminating on the basis for disability.
Employers can follow the law by either adopting an existing benefit policy or creating a new standalone benefit that complies with the law. Employers looking to eliminate voluntary paid sick leaves should review their policies.
Age discrimination
Racial discrimination refers to an employer treating an applicant for a job or employee in a negative way because of their race. This could also include racial harassing. Racial harassment could lead to hostile work environments. Your employer has the right to sue you if you or co-workers have suffered racial harassment.
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A confidentiality clause is an important part of any executive employment agreement. Senior managers often have access to financial and business strategy information that could be harmful to the company. These information are usually protected by statutory protections. However, the executive employment agreement should clearly outline confidentiality obligations.
