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Month: July 2020

Month: July 2020

Pregnancy Discrimination Prohibited by Law

On Behalf of Hantzes & Associates | Jul 28, 2020 | Workplace discrimination

The Department of Labor has reported that women account for almost 50% of workers in Virginia and across the country and 85% of women who work will become mothers during the course of their careers. The Pregnancy Discrimination Act prohibits employers from...

Facebook subject of racial discrimination complaint

On Behalf of Hantzes & Associates | Jul 21, 2020 | Workplace discrimination

A group of black employees working for Facebook have joined forces to file a racial discrimination complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The complaint alleges that black employees do not possess the same career opportunities as other employees...

Weinstein victims awarded $19 M, released from confidentiality

On Behalf of Hantzes & Associates | Jul 17, 2020 | Firm News

Residents of the Washington D.C. area and Virginia might be interested in reading an article regarding the settlement in the Harvey Weinstein case. The disgraced former Hollywood mogul was part of a settlement of $19M by his female employees, who claimed sexual abuse...

Surgical errors a continual concern for U.S. hospitals

On Behalf of Hantzes & Associates | Jul 14, 2020 | Uncategorized

Surgical errors are among the worst errors that patients in Virginia can ever suffer from. Patients may have the wrong body part or the wrong side operated on, or they may even undergo an operation intended for a different patient. For this reason, they are grouped...

Minimizing the risk of wage and hour lawsuits

On Behalf of Hantzes & Associates | Jul 10, 2020 | Uncategorized

The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) establishes the federal minimum wage and other laws relating to overtime pay and recordkeeping. The FLSA applies to all states and Washington D.C. If states like Virginia have their own laws that are more protective of employees...

EHRs are not catching over 30% of medication errors

On Behalf of Hantzes & Associates | Jul 8, 2020 | Uncategorized

Electronic health records present a patient's medical history in a way that is seamless and can reduce the workload of doctors and nurses. It can cut down on possible medication errors, too, by alerting users to a potentially harmful interaction between two drugs, an...

Maneuvering the maze of wrongful termination in D.C.

On Behalf of Hantzes & Associates | Jul 3, 2020 | Workplace discrimination

What exactly is wrongful termination? Wrongful termination occurs when an employee is fired from their job due to illegal reasons or when the company has violated its own policies when they chose to fire the employee. However, over the years this type of employment...

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