When hiring and firing people every year, employee issues may raise unwanted litigation and other employment law related disputes. The various employee issues that occur include age and sexual harassment, sexual orientation or race discrimination and even mistreatment for pregnancy has been recorded in the past. As an employer, you need to learn how to assess your workplace as well as its atmosphere, and then decide what course of action to take should these employee issues arise. New business owners should seek a qualified lawyer to should any issues come into play.