Legal Protection For Workers
Earlier this year, the New York Times published a piece co-authored by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg about the different ways that men and women are generally treated when they speak up in the workplace. The piece opens with a story about the producer of television hit...
Over the past several decades, American employment law has evolved in a variety of ways. On both the federal and state levels, employment law has become increasingly inclusive and has protected a growing number of Americans. Laws protecting specific classes of...
The California legislature passed many new laws that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2015, several of which offer added protections to workers. Here is a quick roundup of the new laws and what they mean for California employees and employers.Mandatory paid sick leave for...
The Attorney General of the United States, Eric Holder, recently put out a memo that can have huge implications for transgender workers in California and all across the United States. According to the document, an interpretation of existing laws on the federal level...
The New York Times recently published a piece written by respected author and businesswoman Sheryl Sandberg and professor Adam Grant. In the piece, the authors explore recent efforts made by individuals within the media, academia and business industry to raise...
When you think about discrimination in the workplace, what kinds of scenarios spring to mind? Perhaps you think about an individual in a managerial capacity sexually harassing an individual who reports to him or her. Perhaps you think about a young, cocky boss firing...
Individuals in California who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant may be particularly interested in the results of one future Supreme Court ruling. That ruling has to do with pregnancy discrimination and how that discrimination is interpreted. The Pregnancy...
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing lists several characteristics that employers may not use when making employment decisions. For example, an employer may not terminate an employee solely based on his or her gender, sex or age if that person is...
Many California residents must live with disabilities. These disabilities could be mental or physical, lifelong or recently acquired. It is likely that in any case, affected individuals have learned to manage their situations in order to continue living as best as...
Deciding to have a child can be a very exciting time in a person’s life. However, that excitement could become tainted if an employer expresses negative attitudes toward an employee potentially becoming pregnant. There have, unfortunately, been numerous cases of...
