Will being unemployed wreck your job hunt?
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is investigating whether employers routinely screen out jobless applicants. While some might, here are a few ways to get around that. By Anne Fisher,...
View ArticleAge discrimination at work: How to fight back
Age discrimination complaints at work have increased in the past few years, and it's only getting harder to prove that you've been wronged. By Stephenie Overman
View ArticleWhy you probably can't win an age discrimination suit
A recent Supreme Court decision made proving age bias even tougher than before.
View ArticleMore male caregivers, more discrimination at work
The recession took a heavy toll on men in general and many became caregivers by default. Corporate policies and attitudes haven't kept pace. By David Koeppel FORTUNE -- Employees are mad as hell, and...
View ArticleWhat's behind the surge in disability claims?
Changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act have made it harder for employers to contest disability claims.
View ArticleEmployees with cancer take companies to task
Cancer-related complaints filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission have soared in recent years, growing faster than most charges.
View ArticleIn denial: Corporate America's blindness to gender discrimination
How can a company expect to survive, let alone thrive, if half of its talent pool is excluded from key positions? Most companies can't even recognize they have a problem with gender discrimination.
View ArticleRebuilding America's offices, in its own image
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has taken to the courts to change employers' behavior. Not everyone's thrilled.
View ArticleTarget to pay $2.8 million for discriminatory hiring tests
Some of the tests that Target once used to assess job applicants were big no-nos, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The agency announced on Monday that the retail giant would...
View ArticleWorkplace wellness programs require worker privacy but not much else
Dear Annie: Do I have to sign up for my employer's wellness program, even if I'd rather not? I work for a midsize manufacturer that recently brought in an outside company to run classes, personalized...
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