Legal Protection For Workers
The former Fire Chief for the city of Stockton, California, is claiming he was the victim of religious discrimination and was wrongfully terminated. The wrongful termination suit was filed against the Stockton City Manager and Deputy City Manager as well as the city....
An out of court settlement was reached last month in an employment discrimination lawsuit filed by a former community relations director for the Golden State Warriors NBA basketball team. The suit accused former guard, Monta Ellis of sexual harassment, claiming the...
The non-profit advocacy organization, National Partnership for Women & Families issued a new report titled "Expecting Better," which graded every state, including D.C., on how well the state and its programs and laws support new parents. California was one of only...
Employees in California have a new tool available to them when they are faced with unlawful workplace activities. California's Labor Enforcement Task Force along with other agency partners have launched a new hotline with the goal of providing workers and employers...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's annual report claims their last fiscal year saw a record number of discrimination complaints received by the EEOC across the United States. California came in third place for number of workplace discrimination complaints,...
A former Sheriff's Deputy with the Mercer County Sheriff's Department has filed a lawsuit claiming he was harassed on the job due to his sexual orientation. The lawsuit claims he was wrongfully terminated because he is gay. The suit, filed in San Francisco County...
Apparently so, at least for one employee who generously donated a kidney so her boss could move up the donor list to only later be fired for missing work due to taking time off to recover from the surgery. Although this particular story comes from the other side of...
The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ruled last week that transgender individuals are indeed protected under the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This act prohibits employment discrimination based on sex, among other protected classes....
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...
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...
