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Discrimination & Harassment

Title VII, the ADA, the ADEA, and the state laws that reach smaller employers. How to run an investigation that protects both the complainant and the company, and the training some states now mandate.

Retaliation: The Claim That Outlives the Original Complaint
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Retaliation: The Claim That Outlives the Original Complaint
Why retaliation outpaces every other EEOC charge — protected activity, adverse action, causation, and managing after a complaint.
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Reasonable Accommodation: The ADA Interactive Process
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Reasonable Accommodation: The ADA Interactive Process
Running the ADA interactive process — recognizing requests, medical documentation limits, choosing accommodations, and the undue hardship bar.
9 min read
Workplace Investigations: A Defensible Process
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Workplace Investigations: A Defensible Process
How to run a workplace investigation that holds up — intake, interviews, credibility, findings, and the Faragher-Ellerth defense.
10 min read
Responding to an EEOC Charge
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Responding to an EEOC Charge
What happens after an EEOC charge is filed — the process, the position statement, mediation, and the mistakes that convert charges into lawsuits.
9 min read
Protected Classes Under Federal Law
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Protected Classes Under Federal Law
Every federally protected class, the statute behind it, and the employee-count thresholds that decide coverage.
9 min read

State rules, by state

Verified against each state's statute or labor agency.