You haven’t been fired due to your age, at least not yet, but you still clearly feel like the odd person out in your workplace. Everyone else is much younger than you, and some of them make sure you know about it. For instance, some of your coworkers and supervisors...
In America, you have the right to believe in and practice the faith or religion of your choice. Having this right means that employers cannot discriminate against you because of your religion (or for any protected reason). Despite these rights, many workers in...
California has some of the most powerful protections for employees out of any state in the country. There are better overtime protections and more family leave options for people in California than in other states that simply follow federal laws. California laws...
Stop and think for a minute. You can probably identify someone in your life who's fallen victim to a crime. You may remember them needing to attend interviews with police or prosecutors about the offense, hearings in court or medical treatment. If someone has...
More people than ever are working from home or other locations. The “workplace” has become your home office, the kitchen table or maybe a vacation rental if you need a change of scenery. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean the problem of workplace sexual harassment has...
Employees have the right to a workplace that complies with applicable laws regarding employment and safety. If the employer is violating any laws, codes or restrictions employees should feel comfortable filing complaints about the violation without having to worry...
Most people have a general idea of what constitutes sexual harassment, but they don't always realize that same-sex sexual harassment is also an issue. Both federal and state laws prohibit same-sex sexual harassment. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is the...
As a new mother, you may wonder how you will handle feeding your baby when you return to work. People can have strong opinions about a mother taking out her breasts in public, despite it being natural. California law makes things clear. Women may breastfeed any place...
“High-energy.” “Recent college grads.” “Tech-savvy digital native.” “Cultural fit.” On the surface, those words don’t appear to have a great deal in common. But reading them in employment ads has become a sort of code for companies to indirectly say that they are...
Can 100 hugs from your supervisor over the course of 12 years amount to sexual harassment? Sexual harassment can be verbal, physical or visual. There are two types. (1) Quid pro quo, AKA, tit for tat, where decisions are conditioned on sexual favors. (2) Hostile...