If you or a loved one was harmed in any way by intentional acts of violence or sexual abuse, your first instinct might be to want to press charges. The phrase “press charges” is often used in TV shows and popular culture, but “pressing charges” in an actual, legal...
If you recently discovered that a parent or other loved one was sexually abused in a nursing home, you might be surprised that this is something that is far more common and insidious than you might have thought. If you or a loved one was sexually abused in a nursing...
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. There are now also added protections for those with physical or mental disabilities and those with different sexual orientations. Unfortunately, even in...
While we often think of pregnancy as a happy time for a family, many pregnant people face unjust discrimination because of their condition. Often, pregnant employees are met with adverse employment actions from employers. Pregnancy discrimination typically occurs in...
When dealing with civil rights issues and discrimination, you might have heard of offices like the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or the various Offices of Civil Rights (OCR) for the Department of Education or the Department of Health and Human...
When government entities, schools, and businesses violate civil rights, those violations can affect a lot of people at once. Class-action lawsuits are specifically designed to help many people bring a complaint together on behalf of themselves and others like them to...
