Many people are quite shocked to hear stories about botched surgeries. While surgeries are usually safe and successful, mistakes do sometimes occur, either due to surgeon error or miscommunication. Wrong-site surgery is a term for a surgery that occurs in the wrong...
Year: 2019
Pregnancy discrimination can come in many different forms
Pregnancy used to be a condition women hid from the public. In some cultures, women still don't leave the house much once they begin showing. However, our culture has embraced pregnancy as a natural part of life and an aspect of reality for many women. Maternity...
What type of workplace discrimination happens most often?
Workplace discrimination can have a variety of impacts on your career. It could mean that you never get an interview or that you get passed over for a job, which goes to a less qualified candidate. It could mean that you get ignored for a promotion that you deserve or...
How to interview a surgeon for peace of mind
There may come a point in your life when you require a medical procedure. It doesn't matter if it's a minor procedure or an advanced surgery, nothing changes the fact that you're sure to be nervous.Among the many things rushing through your head is the potential for a...
Disability discrimination laws protect job applicants, too
The United States’ employment discrimination laws do not just apply to hired workers. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) clearly states it is illegal to discriminate against not just an employee, but also a job applicant, on the basis of a...
3 things to do if you are a victim of wage theft
If you are like most people in Oklahoma City, you work hard to make a living. You probably work overtime to earn your paycheck and help someone else build a successful business. While you put in endless hours toiling away, your boss is probably the one who makes the...
How common is medical misdiagnosis?
No one wants to get a serious illness. But if you are suffering from symptoms that are affecting your ability to work or enjoy everyday life, you want an answer to what might be wrong with you.Unfortunately, an estimated 10-20% of people will receive a medical...
FMLA lets employees take time away from work
Balancing work and your personal life can be difficult. That balance can be even more difficult when you or your family are facing medical issues or there is a big change in your life. Luckily, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) let’s certain employees take...
Identifying racial discrimination in the workplace
Growing up in United States, it’s said that if you work hard and give it your all, you will succeed. It’s part of the American dream, and so, too, is equality. In some dark periods of our country’s history, racial employment discrimination was...
What to do if your employer won’t accommodate your disability
How would you feel if your employer failed to support you after sustaining a disabling injury? You may have given years of your life to this company only have them fail to support you in your time of need. Working without your employer making proper accommodations can...