Where Hawaii Comes For Help.
Retaliatory discrimination in the workplace is a challenging issue that many employees face. This occurs when an employer takes adverse actions against an employee in response to the employee engaging in legally protected activities. While every workplace is unique,...
Age-related discrimination practices typically target those individuals who are in their 40s and beyond. With life expectancies in the United States averaging around 76 years, there are more older individuals in the workforce than ever. Age discrimination becomes more...
Some jobs can be challenging to go to each day. You may dislike your coworker’s lackadaisical attitude, find your boss too abrasive or get tired of dealing with demanding customers daily. However, if the coworkers' or employers’ actions violate the Fair Employment...
Workplace discrimination refers to the unjust treatment of an applicant or employee because of a fundamental characteristic of who that person is, including race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion and disability. In Hawaii,...
If you are a resident of Hawaii and were recently fired from your job, you may have questions about the legality of your termination. Hawaii is an "at will" state, meaning that employers do not have to provide a reason for letting you go in most cases, but there are...
Whether you have a disability or not, you can recognize the injustice of discrimination against yourself and your coworkers. Nobody should have less of a chance at a successful career because of a disability, and everybody should receive reasonable accommodations to...
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, treating an employee differently because of their religion is illegal. Additionally, employers must provide accommodations that allow their employees to practice their beliefs in the workplace. The laws apply to all employees...
When you go to work, you expect to perform your job duties in a professional environment free of harassment. But this does not always happen, and sexual harassment is common in workplaces nationwide. According to a survey conducted by Stop Street Harassment,...
In every U.S. state, including Hawaii, private businesses with 15 or more workers must adhere to anti-discrimination regulations that are set forth in the Americans with Disabilities Act. Recently, a grocery chain failed to meet the standards. Consequently, the...
Disability discrimination in Hawaii is a serious violation of workers' rights. It carries extensive penalties for employers who violate the state law, which protects employees from this type of illegal activity. What Hawaii law says about disability discrimination...