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Age Discrimination
- How Do You Prove Age Discrimination in the Workplace?
- 4 Women Accuse Former Boss of Age Discrimination
- California Woman Awarded $31 Million in Age Discrimination Lawsuit
- 9th Circuit Allows Fired Garbageman to Pursue Claim of Age Discrimination
- NLRB GC Says College Football Players Are ‘Employees’
- Understanding Age Discrimination
- Firing Older Workers Can Prove Costly for California Employers
Breastfeed Discrimination
- Study Reveals New Moms Experience Breastfeeding Discrimination at Work
Disability Discrimination
- Former Hospital Employee Awarded $1.3 Million in Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
- California Court Says Obesity May Be Classified as a Disability
- Can an Employer Ask Me About My Disability During the Interview Process?
- How Do You Know You Have a Disability Protected From Employment Discrimination?
- Mental Illness And Your Job
- Understanding Disability Discrimination
- California Employers Must Follow “Interactive Process” With Disabled Employees
Discrimination
- California Accuses Cisco of Job Discrimination Based on Indian Employee’s Caste
- New CA Law Would Extend Protections Against Discrimination, Harassment
- Time Off to Be Tested for An Illness May Be A Protected Leave
- Can I Get Fired If I Suffer From Migraines?
- Does a Person Have to Be an Employee to Be Protected from Discrimination?
- Proposed Law Would Extend The Amount of Time You Have to File a Workplace Discrimination Lawsuit
- What Damages Are Available to Victims of Workplace Discrimination?
- California Lawmakers Considering Employment Protections for Medical Marijuana Users
- New Law Limits When Employers Can Ask About Your Criminal Record
- Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Bill Passes California State Senate
- California Executive Argues He Was Fired Because of His Marital Status
- How Do I Know If I Have an Employment Discrimination Claim?
- Shifting Priorities At The EEOC?
- Los Angeles Court Refuses to Enforce Arbitration “Agreement” in Employee Handbook
- Dealing With Transgender Discrimination in the California Workplace
- Required Discrimination & Harassment Training in California
- Sexual harassment cases prompt Congressional action
- The process for an EEOC discrimination charge
- Harassment and discrimination in California workplaces
- Founder of Bikram Yoga sued for wrongful termination
- Commission awards blind barber $100,000 for wrongful termination
- Former rehab worker files wrongful termination complaint
- Woman files lawsuit against Wal-Mart after being fired
- Woman’s racial discrimination lawsuit revived
- Employee claims she was fired after gender transition
- California McDonald’s sued for age discrimination
- Just 1 incident is sufficient for a harassment claim
- Jury awards over $185 million in wrongful termination case
- Was female writer at TMZ wrongfully terminated?
- Former GameStop worker subjected to hostile work environment
Employment Law
- California Launches Program for Independent Contractors to Apply For Unemployment
- Can You Be Fired for Not Showing Up To Work Because of Coronavirus?
- “No Re-Hire” Clauses Banned in California
FMLA
- What is the Family and Medical Leave Act?
- What is the Family Medical Leave Act? How Can It Help Me If I’m Sick and Need to Miss Work?
gender discrimination
- California Charter School Agrees to Pay $8,000 to Settle Sex Discrimination Lawsuit
- California Law Requires Companies to Put Women in Positions of Power
- Former Employee Seeks Damages After Alleged Workplace Gender Discrimination
Hostile Work Environment
- What Constitutes a “Hostile Work Environment” in the Absence of Targeted Discrimination?
- California Employers May Be Liable for Causing “Emotional Distress” to Employees
- Nearly one-third of female doctors report sexual harassment
- California restaurant agrees to settlement with EEOC
- How employers should handle sexual harassment complaints
- Depressing statistics about workplace sexual harassment
- Reporting workplace sexual harassment
- Widespread sexual harassment among national park workers
- How to complain about workplace bullying
- Housekeeper sues Dr. Dre for wrongful termination
- Display of Confederate flag could cause problems in workplace
- Workplace investigations may be difficult for companies
- Are you protected by a good anti-harassment policy and procedure?
- Protecting students against harassment in California
- California school allegedly ignored sexual harassment claims
- When sexual harassment is verbal
- When sexual harassment goes digital
- Legal challenges of a sexual harassment claim
- When does ‘inappropriate’ become ‘illegal’ in the workplace?
- Tinder lawsuit spurs debate on sexist culture in tech companies
- Founder of American Apparel fired after harassment claims
- There is no excuse for sexual harassment on the job
- When workplace behavior crosses the line
- Starbucks barista subjected to sexual harassment on the job
- Woman files lawsuit after being relocated for harassment claim
- Proposed law would protect California interns from harassment
- Report: 64 percent of female journalists harassed on the job
- California victim of workplace harassment awarded $1.5 million
- Former employees at California packing house file harassment suit
LGBT Discrimination
- U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Protects LGBTQ Individuals from Discrimination
- California Teacher Receives $850,000 In LGBT Discrimination Settlement
- Police Officer Accuses California Highway Patrol of LGBT Discrimination
National Origin Discrimination
- New Regulations Help to Define National Origin Discrimination and Harassment
- California Employer Sued for Prohibiting Employees From Speaking Spanish
Pregnancy discrimination
- What Legal Protections Are Available for Pregnant Employees in California?
- What are My Employment Rights as a Pregnant Woman in California?
- Pregnancy Discrimination Remains a Major Problem in California Workplaces
Race Discrimination
- California is the First State to Include Hairstyle in Definition of Race Discrimination
- California Becomes the First State to Ban Discrimination Against Natural Hair
- Teacher Accuses Valencia High School of Race Discrimination in New Lawsuit
- Palo Alto Agrees to Pay $55,000 to Settle Race Discrimination Lawsuit
- California Lawmakers Considering Hairstyle Anti-Discrimination Law
- Understanding Racial Harassment and Discrimination in California
Religious Harassment
- Samsung Accused of Refusing to Hire Applicant Because of His Religious Beliefs
- San Jose Police Officer Files Religious Harassment Lawsuit
Retaliation
- What is Employer Retaliation?
- Fired employee sues Walmart, wins millions
- Workers can claim wrongful discharge under state, federal laws
- Nurse accuses medical facility staff of stealing medication
- Settlement in discrimination suit about California vineyards
- Lawsuit against LA councilman cites quid pro quo harassment
- Lawsuit: Woman claims she was fired after being sexually harassed
Sexual Harassment
- Gaming Company to Pay $10 Million to Settle Class Action Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
- Sexual Harassment Claim Against Juul is Just One of Many Lawsuits
- How Common is Sexual Harassment at Work?
- Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment vs. Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment
- #MeToo Prompts Wave of Sexual Harassment Legislation in California
- New California Law May Prohibit Non-Disclosure Provisions in Sexual Harassment Cases
- Victims of Sexual Harassment in CA May Soon Have More Time to File a Claim
- Employers May No Longer Be Able to Require Forced Arbitration in Sexual Harassment Cases
- Victims of Sexual Harassment Still Fear Retaliation in the Workplace
- Evidence That May Be Helpful in a Sexual Harassment Case
- Signs of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
- Allegations of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace On the Rise
- Court Finds Hugging-Based Sexual Harassment Claim Reasonable
- Fresno Company Ordered to Pay $1.47 Million Over Widespread Sexual Harassment
- EEOC, California Reports Detail Extent of Workplace Sexual Harassment
- Can an Employer Use Your “Marital Problems” to Justify Sexual Harassment?
- Director of California comedy theater fired for harassment
- What employers can do about sexual harassment lawsuits
- Overview of quid pro quo sexual harassment
- Keeping sexual harassment in check in California
- Employer obligations related to sexual harassment
- Do men and women have different opinions on sexual harassment?
- When ‘something for something’ is something to be concerned about
- Can employers make employment decisions based on sexual demands?
- Woman says she is traumatized after workplace harassment
- Lawsuit: Female boss demanded sex from male employee
- Claim: Victim of sexual harassment says she was wrongfully fired
- Designer quits job at tech company citing sexual harassment
- California sexual harassment trial date pushed back to 2015
- Despite law, sexual harassment training often not provided
- Unpaid interns not protected by sexual harassment laws
Small Necessities Leave
- Employers Can’t Punish Employees For Taking Leave to Participate in School Activities
Uncategorized
- Seven Most Common Types of Workplace Discrimination
- Supreme Court Considers LGBT Discrimination Case
- California Discrimination Lawsuit Settles for $2 Million
- New Parent Leave Act Extends Leave Protections to More California Parents
- Expanded Rights for Immigrant and Undocumented Workers in California
- Google Employee Fired After Controversial Internal Memo Goes Public
- When Are California Workers Entitled to a Day of Rest?
- New Protections for Transgender Workers Offered in California Senate
- Employers May Be Prohibited from Asking About Your Salary History
- Can You Get Fired for Your Social Media Posts?
- LA’s ‘Fair Chance’ Initiative Goes Beyond ‘Ban The Box’
- Walmart Resolves Same-Sex Marriage Health Benefits Lawsuit
wages
- Disney Accused of Perpetuating Wage Gap in New Discrimination Lawsuit
- Hewlett Packard Accused of Gender Pay Discrimination in Class Action Lawsuit
- What is Equal Pay Day?
- McDonald’s And California Workers Settle Wage Dispute
Whistleblowing
- California Firefighter Awarded $2.75 Million For Unlawful Retaliation
- Court Says All Workplace Complaints Not Protected Whistleblowing
Wrongful Termination
- What Should I Do If I’m Wrongfully Demoted at Work?
- New California Workplace Discrimination Laws to Know About in 2020
- Ex-Chipotle Manager Awarded $7.97 Million in Wrongful Termination Lawsuit
- Apple Accused of Illegally Pressuring Business Partner to Fire Employee
- Lawsuit filed by former Tinder executive settled
- Understanding whistle-blower rights in California

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