When people talk about sexual harassment in the workplace, most assume that the perpetrator is a man and the victim a woman. While this is certainly a common occurrence, sexual harassment also occurs between people of the same sex. The Balance offers the following...
We get lots of calls regarding this question and the answer is sometimes. Video surveillance laws vary from state to state, but in California it is legal in the workplace under certain circumstances. California's Constitution provides residents with a right to privacy...
Currently, under California's Family Temporary Disability Insurance Program, Paid Family Leave provides up to six (6) weeks of partial wage replacement to employees who take leaves of absence for specified purposes, including: to take care of a seriously ill child,...
Adding to the list of 2019 laws combatting sexual harassment in the wake of the #MeToo movement is Assembly Bill 2770 (AB-2770). AB-2770 was put forth to address concerns that the fear of defamation liability dissuades victims of sexual harassment from coming forward...
In 2017, the California legislature passed Assembly Bill 168 (AB 168) adding Section 432.3 to the Labor Code. AB 168 imposed various restrictions on employers with respect to applicants, including prohibiting employers from seeking salary history information about an...
Existing law (Labor Code section 226) requires employers to allow current and former employees to inspect or make copies of certain payroll-related records, upon reasonable request. Employers were even allowed to charge employees for the cost of making such copies,...
In 2017, California passed Assembly Bill 1008, better known as the "Ban the Box" law, placing various restrictions on an employer's ability to obtain information relating to an applicant's or current employee's judicially sealed or expunged convictions. An exception...
In response to the #MeToo movement, former California Governor Jerry Brown signed many bills into law protecting victims of sexual assault, including Assembly Bill 1619 (AB 1619). AB 1619 increases the statute of limitations for claims of sexual assault from two (2)...
California has become the first state to require publicly traded companies to have at least one woman on their board by the end of 2019. Boards with five directors will need two females and boards with six directors will need three female members by the end of 2021....
Many people who experience sexual harassment in the workplace face conflicting pressures that can make it difficult to know how to respond. These victims may feel as though they cannot spend the time, energy and resources necessary to pursue legal action, or may worry...