Posts Tagged ‘Age Discrimination’

Laid Off? You Still Have Rights! Part 2: Are You a Statistic?

This is our second post in a series on employees’ rights when they get laid-off from work.  In our last post, I pointed out that even though an employee may have been “laid-off” with several other employees, that does not necessarily mean they were not wrongfully terminated in being chosen for layoff.  This post deals with the situation where a large group may be “singled out”… Continue reading

The Best Worst Paid Leave Policy Ever

A Reuters story this morning deals with what is both one of the most liberal paid leave policies I have ever seen and also one of the most blatantly discriminatory.

Hime & Company, a Tokyo-based marketing firm, offers paid leave to employees who have a bad breakup, termed “heartache leave”.  While this is quite generous and one could argue that such a leave is often necessary to regain your… Continue reading

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