You've watched the construction of your new home every step of the way. You chose the lot, watched as workers laid the foundation. You were there the day the siding went up, saw the installation of the windows. You're confident that new home in the Winston-Salem area...
Sexual harassment in the workplace stems from many different things, and each case is unique. However, power imbalances often play heavily into the equation. Experts have even gone so far as to say that this type of harassment is really just a "manifestation of power...
A woman in western North Carolina is suing her former employer, a grocery store chain, Ingles. She contends that she was sexually harassed on the job and was fired after she complained to the store manager. The woman, 54, said she was the object of sexually suggestive...
You've entered into a contract with another party, and that party doesn't seem to be following the terms. How can you tell if that individual or organization is in breach of contract? In general, for the terms of a contract to have been broken, these four conditions...
Anyone who goes to work knows that there is a potential that sexual harassment could happen in the workplace. Sexual harassment is a type of sexual discrimination. As a result of that categorization, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects men and women...
Sexual harassment in the workplace often gets disguised as a joke. Someone may tell an insulting joke about a certain gender, for instance, or insist that their sexual comments about a co-worker were "just a joke" and were not anything too serious. The lines here get...
Business owners wouldn't get very far without the quality employees who build their practices and gain them clients. But this universal truth has not stopped some employers from unfairly restricting their workers' needs. When all else fails, it may be time to bring a...
Technology isn't going anywhere. For better or worse, instant communication is here to stay. Smartphones are the future, replacing not just standard phones, but also computers, cameras, calculators and much, much more. This change has a lot of positives, but there's...
If you are a contractor, you may already have experienced some of the adverse effects of scope creep. A recent report on construction disputes by an international consultancy group determined that this serious problem was the No. 1 factor in disputes across seven...
There are all kinds of times when you may pursue compensation for sexual harassment in the workplace. Take a case in North Carolina where a woman has sued for allegedly being kicked out of nursing school and a job due to accusing a supervisor of sexually harassing...
