The Americans with Disabilities Act—and, in the case of federal employees, the Rehabilitation Act—as well as a number of state disability statutes, provide for reasonable accommodations. If you’re disabled in the workplace and finding it difficult to perform the essential functions of your job, you’re permitted to ask for a reasonable accommodation to allow

 Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, when you request an accommodation to address a disability—and the symptoms of that disability that prevent or make it difficult for you to perform the essential functions of your job—you and your employer engage in an interactive process. Ultimately, however, the employer is not required to accept your

 Well, the first thing you do is do not sign it immediately. You need to really read it carefully to make sure you understand all the terms you’re agreeing to sign. And that really actually goes for anything you sign, but particularly with respect to non-competes, it’s really important that you read the language

 Well, it depends on the state whether or not you can record a conversation with your boss. Um, some states are what we call one-party states, which means only one party has to consent. So, in that scenario, for example, the District of Columbia or Virginia are one party states. So long as I’m

 A hostile work environment exists when unwelcome conduct occurs based upon a protected characteristic. So, for example, sexual harassment — a sexual harassment hostile work environment would be an environment that is filled with sexual comments, misogynistic behavior, treating women differently. It could also be on the basis of age, or on the basis

 So, retaliation in the employment context occurs when an employer punishes an employee for engaging in legally protected speech or activity, and specifically, that would result in an adverse employment action taken against the employee. So, for example, termination, suspension, demotion, decrease in wages, or discipline. And those are covered by a number of