All Questions and Answers about Discrimination

Discrimination deadline passed?
Dear Mel: I think I may have a big problem. I was the victim of age and sex discrimination at my job 2 and 1/2 years ago. I retained an attorney who requested mediation with the PA Human Resources Com...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 25, 2005 09:15 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Extending Time-bared Filing Period
What is the standard or exceptions, if any, for extending the filing time-period beyond the "filing period" (180-300 days), to file a claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act? ...what act or acti...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 21, 2005 12:51 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Unfairly treated by another employee
The problem here envolves 3 employee's of a large corporation.(non-union). I'll call them employee A, B and C. Employee A is a supervisor Employee B is a full-time employee with some supervisoring res...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 20, 2005 3:05 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Discrimination?
Hi MEL, 2 years ago I was laid off from company ABC. Now company XYZ, is a vendor for company ABC. XYZ hired me and notified ABC of this in August. My start day with XYZ was Oct 10. On Oct 13, ABC let...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 27, 2005 02:18 AM [EST]  |  applies to California

Unfair treatment and termination
Let me start from the beginning, My husband and I worked for the same company, he was there for 13 years and I was there for 12 years, we helped to buld the company, nobody else there has been there f...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 26, 2005 5:48 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Laid off
Hi, could not find anything related to my cituation. Just got laid off, been employee for 5 years. The reason they gave was elimination of my position as a result of re-org but in the same time I know...
2 answers  |  asked Oct 25, 2005 4:04 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York