Stephen J. Dennis is the founder and CEO of the Law Offices of Stephen J. Dennis. Throughout his career, he has fought for the rights of injured workers in Rhode Island. Stephen J. Dennis has a wealth of experience managing personal injury litigation and workplace discrimination cases.

To discriminate implies treating people differently or less humanely for various reasons. Discrimination can happen anytime and anywhere, such as in school, employment, or public areas like parks or malls. However, discrimination at the workplace occurs when an individual is mistreated because of their gender, sexual orientation, religion, physical state, or marital status.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) safeguards individuals from all types of employment discrimination. For example, the EEOC ensures that employees are not harassed, mistreated, denied workplace change, or asked embarrassing or improper questions by managers or colleagues because of their gender, religion, race, color, religion, age, nationality, or genetic information.