Sacramento County in California is facing a lawsuit for allegedly failing to deal with sexual harassment complaints brought against an employee of one of its agencies. According to documents, two former employees of the county's Department of Agriculture and Weights...
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Abercrombie wrongly fired woman for wearing hijab
A federal judge has ruled that Abercrombie & Fitch was wrong when they fired a female Muslim employee of one of its Bay-area stores for insisting on wearing a hijab, which is a scarf that covers the head. The company argued that the hijab she wore violated its...
Tax-exempt status of some groups at risk in California
Legislators in California are considering revoking the tax-exempt status from a number of groups, such as the Boy Scouts and different little league sports, if they discriminate when choosing members. The bill, SB 323, stops any of the nonprofit youth groups from...
Proposed increase to California minimum wage
Lawmakers are in the process of trying to raise California's statutory minimum wage of $8 per hour. A California Assemblyman proposed a bill that would raise the minimum wage to $8.25 per hour in 2014, $8.75 per hour in 2015, $9 per hour in 2016, $9.50 per hour in...