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Employers can avoid age discrimination suits

by Dennis Beaver | discrimination, employment

June 11, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver As the concept of age discrimination has become better known, complaints from older American workers — people over 40— have gradually increased. Since COVID-19, agencies that deal with age discrimination have seen a significant ramping...

Feel Free to Disagree, But Here’s How to Bridge Differences

by Dennis Beaver | church, communication, discrimination, politics, psychology, workplace

December 24, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver Do you know someone who has forgotten that advice about “burying the hatchet and letting bygones be bygones”? Or who acts as if it’s much more enjoyable to remain angry at the people who didn’t vote the way they did or don’t agree...

The real skinny on obesity in the workplace

by Dennis Beaver | discrimination, employment, workplace

June 24, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver While it may seem unfair, appearance – and weight – play a significant role in hiring, promotion and retention decisions. With the exception of weight that comes under the protection of the Americans with Disability Act, only Michigan...

You sound white – I can’t hire you

by Dennis Beaver | business, discrimination, education

January 24, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver “I am a recent college graduate with a degree in business administration and applied for a sales job at a black-owned insurance agency. “Within seconds of meeting the owner for an interview, he said, ‘You will do well...
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