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  • By: Michael Zoldan
  • Discrimination
  • Aug 20, 2026

What is ADA vs FMLA

A serious health condition or disability can create difficult questions at work. You may need time away for treatment. You may need a reduced schedule when you return. Or you may need changes at work to keep doing your job. Fortunately, two federal laws may protect you when you have...
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quid pro quo sexual harassment
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  • By: Michael Zoldan
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Jul 21, 2026

What Is Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment: Understand the Law

Quid pro quo sexual harassment is one of several types of sexual harassment in Arizona. It refers primarily to situations where someone in your workplace offers you a benefit (or threatens harm) to get sexual favors from you. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Arizona Law...
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  • By: Michael Zoldan
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  • Jun 20, 2026

Disparate Impact: How Neutral Workplace Policies Can Be Discriminatory

Everyone has to pass the same test. Everyone has to meet the same physical requirements. Everyone has to follow the same attendance rule. On paper, that sounds fair. But in reality, disparate impact workplace policies can violate the law when a neutral rule produces unequal results for a protected group,...
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  • By: Michael Zoldan
  • Discrimination
  • May 17, 2026

Racial Discrimination in Hiring: Signs and Legal Options

You leave an interview knowing you met every requirement the employer listed. Your experience aligns with the role. Your answers addressed what they asked. Then the rejection comes, and the offer goes to someone with weaker qualifications who is from a different race or background. In this situation, it’s natural...
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  • By: Michael Zoldan
  • Discrimination
  • May 17, 2026

Disability Discrimination Examples in the Workplace

You ask for a simple change that would let you do your job. The answer comes back fast: no. A manager starts cutting your hours after learning about a diagnosis. Coworkers make comments that shift from careless to targeted. These are not isolated frustrations. They are disability discrimination examples in...
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