California law makers have a message for employers: keep your hands off employee's social media passwords. The new law will help protect the privacy of employees that sue for sexual harassment and other employment discrimination.According to a similar...
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Teacher claims wrongful termination for getting pregnant – Part 2
In 1978 the United States Government banned discrimination in employment but that does not stop some employers from discriminating against their employees, including pregnant women and mothers. Pregnancy discrimination is a form of employment discrimination and is...
Teacher claims wrongful termination for getting pregnant – Part 1
California residents may be interested in yet another case of employment discrimination involving a mother who was fired from a private Christian middle school for getting pregnant out of wedlock. The 29-year-old teacher was planning to get married to her...
Social media access may bring illegal bias in hiring practices
Discriminating against an employee is illegal, whether or not the discrimination was intentional. The alarming trend of employers requesting access to an applicant's Facebook account can result in an employer unwittingly discriminating against a prospective employee...
EEOC’s Fresno Office settles pregnancy discrimination suit
A lawsuit accusing a Fresno, California, facility of pregnancy discrimination has been settled in favor of the plaintiff. The suit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claimed the facility was guilty of employment discrimination when it offered an...