CAN MY CASE BE MEDIATED? Worried about heading to court with your case? Taking a case to court can be stressful and East Tennessee Employment Law is here to help during those difficult times. However, if you want to avoid putting a case before a judge, let East Tennessee Employment Law help you mediate [...]
EMPLOYING AND EMPLOYMENT ATTORNEY Finding a local employment attorney that you can trust can be a challenge. East Tennessee Employment Law is an experienced law firm in Knoxville, Tennessee specializing in family law, consumer protection, criminal defense, and insurance coverage disputes. We strive to give each client an exceptional experience that will help them [...]
HOW CAN AN EMPLOYEE LAWYER HELP YOU? It is easy to forget that workplace discrimination still happens every single day. Whether you know someone that has been affected or you have been discriminated against yourself, you should be informed of the proper action to take to handle your situation. Each situation is different, and [...]
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 [...]
AM I A WHISTLEBLOWER? AM I PROTECTED? Generally a whistleblower is defined as a person who exposes any kind of information or activity that is deemed illegal, unethical, or not correct within an organization that is either private or public. There are statutes created to protect these whistleblowers. However, each statute has its own [...]
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 [...]
PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION AT WORK What is pregnancy discrimination? Pregnancy discrimination involves treating a woman (an applicant or employee) unfavorably because of childbirth, pregnancy, or a medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth. If a woman is temporarily unable to perform her job due to a medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth, the employer or [...]
THREE THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN HIRING A DIVORCE ATTORNEY Going through a separation or divorce can be hard on both your spouse and your family, not to mention having to fret about how well things are going to go for you in the courtroom. If you are leaving a long-term marriage, you have to consider [...]