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Disability Rights, Gender and Race Pay Equality

Disability Rights, Gender and Race Pay Equality
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Disability Rights, Gender and Race Pay Equality

The more disability rights, and gender and race pay equality are discussed, the better it is for all. Job seekers who are affected can achieve fair chances and equity to manage the full  arc of his or her career. Tom Spiggle, founder of Spiggle Law, focuses in on discrimination. He is my guest for the show today.

I will be doing even more show regarding these issues. I would love to hear your concerns and questions regarding Gender and Race Pay Equality and disability rights. Here are three ways we can have further discussion on these issues:

  1. Call and leave a voicemail at 708-365-9822, or text your comments to the same number
  2. Go to TheVoiceofJobSeekers.com, press the “Send Voicemail” button on the right side of your screen and leave a message
  3. Send email feedback to mark@thevoiceofjobseekers.com

Tom Spiggle is a former prosecutor and former Assistant U.S. Attorney. His website also has a very informative blog regarding these topics at SpiggleLaw.com. He is regularly quoted in the media such as the Washington Post, Huffington Post, and many law journals.

  • Similarly to pregnancy, you’re not required by law to share your disability while interviewing with the interested company
  • Be practical–visible disabilities require an approach demonstrating your ability to work with the potential employer
  • Tom advises to disclose less than more
  • Unseen disabilities also requires a strategy depending on the comfort level of the job seeker
  • If an unseen disability is unnoticeable, there’s no need to disclose
  • Learning disabilities may be impacted and additionally pronounced if stress is a major factor
  • Your research needs to uncover the pressure and stress to manage in your workday to understand how it will impact your condition
  • Check state and federal laws to see if and how you’re protected

Gender and Race Pay Equality

  • Gender Pay Gap (Equal Pay Act)  has existing legislation, and the less discussed Racial Pay Gap does not
  • Black women can file against unfair pay through the Equal Pay Act, black men must use Title VII (Civil Rights Act, 1964)
  • Black men must show discriminatory intent, black women must show the pay disparity exists between men and women. Intent doesn’t have to be shown.
  • Understanding the market value (location, by position) will help make informed decisions
  • The pay gap abuse is widespread with egregious disparities occurring daily

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About Mark Anthony Dyson

I am the "The Voice of Job Seekers," career consultant, job seeker advocate, career writer, and founder of this award-winning blog. I help the employed, unemployed, underemployed, and under-appreciated find jobs using job search strategies to navigate the new job market. I aim to give a safe place online to those with different needs, cultures, and ethnicities to find their voice in the job market. Thousands have read my career advice throughout the web as I write about everything from job search strategies to the mobile job search. I have published more than 400 articles on this blog and some of the largest career sites such as Recruiter.com, YouTern, and Come Recommended. I've been quoted in major online publications such as Monster, TIME/Money, Fortune, Business Insider and MSN. FlexJobs, JobMonkey, Aerotek, Career Pivot, and CareerSherpa listed my podcast as one of the top podcasts to help your job search. Love for you to sign up for the weekly newsletter. I share the latest articles I've written, new podcast episodes, and answer any questions you may have. The new job search is scary and if you need help, I am here for it!

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Helping Transgenders in the Workplace

Helping Transgenders in the Workplace
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Donn Levie (@DonnLevie) recently wrote a very helpful article for those who are transgenders and examples for employers in a similar situation he experienced. As we know, this is still new territory in many ways although it is more common now than 10 years ago. I think people who work with transgendered coworkers will benefit from this dialogue. We dive a little deeper than the article Donn offers in hopes this will offer addition value for those who need it.

Do you currently work with a transgendered co-worker? How have you handled it? How does your company handle it? Share it with us. Here’s how you can do it:

    1. Call and leave a voicemail at 708-365-9822
    2. Go to TheVoiceofJobSeekers.com, press the “Send Voicemail” button on the right side of your screen and leave a message
    3. Send email feedback to mark@thevoiceofjobseekers.com

Helping Transgered Employees in the Workplace

Heres more about Donn, who is a former Fortune 500 hiring manager, author of Strategic Career Engagement (September 2015),and the book that reset the rules for successful job and career strategies: Confessions of a Hiring Manager Rev. 2.0 (June 2012),Winner of the 2012 Global eBook Award and Winner of the 2012 International Book Award for Jobs/Careers). His next book,The Demilitarized Zone: From Deployed to Employed will be available later in 2016. Here is a link to his blog for more of his career advice.

    Here are some highlights from our discussion:
    • Personal values had much to do with how Donn wanted to handle his transgender employee
    • People are often fixed and grounded in their values and often doesn’t influence others. It is difficult to not judge and put them aside in the workplace
    • Human resources handled to announcement of the gender change of “Al” to “Alice”
    • Any overt behavior was not seen in the halls, but denigrating things were harsh as some employees whispered about the transgender co-worker
    • Values play a part of decisions, it is showcased on how you treat others, and can very well affect your personal brand
    • Value disruption can change the way people are viewed, often there’s no consideration for the transgender individual who is the cause of change
    • Hiring managers will ultimately ask who will work with the team I have, or will they affect they way the team works
    • Donn shares six qualities all successful job seekers no matter the lifestyle or changes occurred or faced

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For the first time in 1 1/2 years, I am opening to career professionals to write guest articles. If you’re interested, you can go here for further topics and directions to submit.

About Mark Anthony Dyson

I am the "The Voice of Job Seekers," career consultant, job seeker advocate, career writer, and founder of this award-winning blog. I help the employed, unemployed, underemployed, and under-appreciated find jobs using job search strategies to navigate the new job market. I aim to give a safe place online to those with different needs, cultures, and ethnicities to find their voice in the job market. Thousands have read my career advice throughout the web as I write about everything from job search strategies to the mobile job search. I have published more than 400 articles on this blog and some of the largest career sites such as Recruiter.com, YouTern, and Come Recommended. I've been quoted in major online publications such as Monster, TIME/Money, Fortune, Business Insider and MSN. FlexJobs, JobMonkey, Aerotek, Career Pivot, and CareerSherpa listed my podcast as one of the top podcasts to help your job search. Love for you to sign up for the weekly newsletter. I share the latest articles I've written, new podcast episodes, and answer any questions you may have. The new job search is scary and if you need help, I am here for it!

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Filed Under: Diversity and Inclusion, Gender, LGBTQ, Workplace Tagged With: Transgender

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