It is illegal for an employee to be wrongfully terminated for certain reasons in California. Those reasons can include for a discriminatory purpose, a retaliatory purpose or as a form of harassment. It is important for employees who believe they have been wrongfully...
Year: 2020
Defining hostile environment in the workplace
When we hear the term ‘hostile work environment,’ we may just think of workplaces with demanding bosses or unfriendly coworkers. The Society for Human Resource Management also finds that many employees quit their job due to lack of opportunities for growth. While all...
Employer Ordered Disability Related Inquiries and Medical Exams in the Wake of Covid-19.
The EEOC has answered the following questions to give guidance on Disability Related Inquiries and Medical Exams by Employers. A.1. How much information may an employer request from an employee who calls in sick, in order to protect the rest of its workforce during...
Screening Returning Workers for Covid-19 – EEOC Guidance
What steps can employers take to screen employees for COVID-19 after government stay-at-home orders are lifted? According to new EEOC guidance, while the ADA permits employers to make disability-related inquiries and conduct medical exams when job-related and...
Laws prevent different types of age discrimination
Federal law prohibits many if not most employers from engaging in age discrimination. The federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act, or ADEA for short, prohibits employers from discriminating against employees over 40. At the federal level, only older employees can...
Common types of workplace discrimination reported in California
There are many different types of jobs that people have in California. People may work in offices, in factories, construction, transportation services, healthcare and many other types of jobs. These jobs perform very different functions and provide different services...
Don’t let retaliation lead to wrongful termination
Doing the right thing shouldn’t be difficult, regardless of whether that’s in your personal or professional life. Yet, all too often, California workers find themselves in positions where their job security may be put at risk if they do what they think is right. This...
Employment Protections for Workers with Mental Disabilities
Employment discrimination is a devastating problem in California workplaces and throughout the nation. Both state and federal laws identify and protect workers based on certain classifications, such as race, religion, and gender. Depending upon the type of...
Childcare Programs Must Establish and Implement COVID-19 Infection Prevention Programs
California employers are required to establish and implement an Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) to protect employees from all worksite hazards, including infectious diseases. The following guidance and recommendations for childcare programs on how to...
Tax Assistance during COVID-19 crisis
Tax Assistance If you are experiencing a hardship as a result of COVID-19, you may request up to a 60-day extension of time from the EDD to file your state payroll reports and/or deposit state payroll taxes without penalty or interest. A written request for extension...