It's 2018. In theory, men and women should get equal treatment at work. Gender discrimination is illegal. Employers must treat everyone fairly and be respectful at every turn.In reality, this does not always happen. Maybe you have seen it at your work. Despite two...
Sexual harassment is unfortunately common in California and in other states. The #MeToo movement has brought national media attention to a problem that has existed for many years. Experts say that one of the best ways for companies to prevent sexual harassment is to...
A gender discrimination complaint was filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, alleging that Facebook and others have used the social media platform to post biased job advertisements. Specifically, a group of women who use Facebook claim that certain...
A transgender worker who was mistreated and ultimately fired by Woodbridge Group because she was transgender has been awarded $12.5 million. The employee, Kaila Alana Loyola, worked at Woodbridge Group of Companies LLC as a document processor. During that time, her...
Google LLC is already the subject of two lawsuits in California that accuse the company of gender discrimination and tolerating harassment of female employees. A new lawsuit emerging from one of the company's out-of-state data centers provides an example of alleged...
Sexual harassment has been in the news in California recently, continuing the #MeToo movement. The social awareness surrounding the issue has inspired many people to come forward about their experiences. Many cases featured on the news have involved well-known...
The short answer is, "no." An employee cannot terminate a disabled or injured employee just because their FMLA leave expires. At that point, the question becomes whether continuation of the leave beyond 12 weeks is a reasonable accommodation for a disability. In other...
California has some of the strongest labor laws in place in the nation. Both at the federal and state level, workers in our state enjoy protections that workers in most other states can only dream of having. But that doesn't mean that some companies don't attempt to...
Violence and discrimination against transgender people cannot be tolerated. But, unfortunately, we live in a world where ignorance, fear of the unknown, and discomfort with our own sexuality, has led to cruelty and abuse directed at one of the most vulnerable segments...
While Hollywood is in the spotlight for its sexual harassment issues, movie stars in California are not the only ones who have to deal with it. Those in the scientific community have asked the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to do more to...