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The Law Office of Richard Vaznaugh assists plaintiffs in the following areas of employment law: Stock Option Disputes, Age Discrimination, Pensions and Benefits, Trade Secrets, Severance Packages, Physical and Drug Tests, Gender and Sex Discrimination, Libel and Slander, Defamation, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Family and Medical Leave, Race or Nationality Discrimination, Covenants Not to Compete, Wrongful Termination, Workplace Disputes, Disability Discrimination, Reasonable Accommodation, Pregnancy Discrimination, Pregnancy Leave, Sick Leave, Gay and Lesbian Rights, Wages and Overtime Pay.
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Topic of the Week
Workplace Bullying
Blog of the Week
Overcoming Inequality in Unemployment Benefit Access and Utilization
Black workers are not only more likely to be unemployed during the pandemic but much less likely to receive UI. Law, policy, and practice may be the problems, but the solution begins with mobilization.
Thought for the Week
"It really is very damaging. It creates a place where you're just always afraid and you can't be yourself. People are angry and confused and they're concerned about their job all day every day—is today the day I'm going to be fired? That's just no way to live"
–Catherine Mattice Zundel | CEO of Civility Partners
List of the Week
from Workplace Bullying Institute
- 19% of adults said they’d personally been bullied at work, while another 19% said they’d seen it happen to someone else.
- Being bullied at work can harm both your mental and your physical health—with potential effects including major stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, high blood pressure, gastrointestinal issues, and more.
- Workplace bullying goes far beyond a minor disruption or small annoyance. Rather, it creates a psychological power imbalance between the person doing the bullying and their target or targets to a point where that person at the receiving end develops [a] feeling of helplessness.
Top Five News Headlines
- Are you entitled to time off work to vote? Depends where you live
- The Fall Surge Is Here Setting Off Wave Of Workplace Mental Health Problems
- Texas social workers will no longer be allowed to discriminate against LGBTQ Texans and people with disabilities
- Seeking to even playing field with Uber and Lyft, San Diego loosening cab regulations
- How To Tell If Your Workplace Is Toxic