Age Discrimination
We talk about age discrimination, what qualifies and what you can do about it. Employers often disguise age discrimination as reduction in force or as job performance issues.
Sexual Harassment In the Workplace
In this episode, we talk about the difference between sexual harassment vs gender discrimination and give several examples of what constitutes sexual harassment and what to do about it.
Can workplace harassment occur in remote teams?
With stay-at-home orders in place, companies around the world are navigating a new way of working, and it isn’t in an office setting. While workplace harassment is normally understood as inappropriate touches in the hallway or lewd jokes in the breakroom, a remote employee can experience unlawful harassment from their home, as well. According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), harassment is “unwelcome conduct that is based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.” The EEOC continues to say that harassment “becomes unlawful where 1) enduring the offensive conduct becomes a condition of continued employment, or 2) the conduct is severe or pervasive enough to create a work [...]
Pregnancy Discrimination
In this episode, Kevin Baldwin and Sylvia Hernandez talk about pregnancy discrimination in the workplace and how various laws including FMLA protects both women and men against discrimination by their employers.
Get to know Baldwin & Vernon
The team at Baldwin & Vernon works tirelessly to fight for their clients on their behalf. Here are 3 of the firm’s verdicts and results and 6 facts about the Baldwin & Vernon team. 3 Baldwin & Vernon case examples The team at Baldwin & Vernon has experience in criminal defense, employment discrimination, juvenile law, unemployment claims, traffic violations, immigration law, and personal injury cases. Here are 3 real case examples from the Baldwin & Vernon team. Conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine The client charged with conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine. The defendant had been caught in a basement meth lab of a friend when the DEA served a search warrant. After 3 days of trial and an overnight deliberation, the jury [...]
B&V – Nosotros Hablamos Español
Baldwin & Vernon is dedicated to helping the Spanish speaking community. When you call, you can choose to speak to someone who speaks Spanish. Baldwin & Vernon se dedica a ayudar a la comunidad de habla hispana. Cuando llame, puede elegir hablar con alguien que hable español.
What you should know about workplace retaliation
The spotlight is often on discriminatory actions or harassment claims, but what about the unlawful repercussions of speaking up? It is against the law for an employer to retaliate against, or punish, an employee for making a discrimination or harassment claim, or for participating in an investigation at their place of work. According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), “it is unlawful to retaliate against applicants or employees for: filing or being a witness in an EEO charge, complaint, investigation, or lawsuit communicating with a supervisor or manager about employment discrimination, including harassment answering questions during an employer investigation of alleged harassment refusing to follow orders that would result in discrimination resisting sexual advances, or intervening to protect [...]
Introduction to Sylvia and Robin
In this episode, we introduce you to a couple of our attorneys, Sylvia Hernandez and Robin.
How to Think Like a Lawyer
When dealing with the police, always think like a lawyer. In this episode, we talk about some possible situations you might find yourself in and we explain what you should and shouldn't do when talking to the police.
Angus Properties
We talk about our move to Independence, MO and our decision to buy an old church and convert it into our office space. In the process, we formed Angus Properties. Located just a couple blocks from the Independence courthouse, we have space available for other attorneys to use whenever they're in court in Independence.