The Americans with Disabilities Act requires employers to provide workers with reasonable accommodations if it does not cause an undue hardship. Individuals who require some assistance to perform tasks may ask for it without fear of losing their jobs. An accommodation...
First, under the FEHA an employer is prohibited from discriminating against an employee due to a physical or mental disability. A physical disability is defined as including “any physiological disease, disorder, condition” that affects a person’s neurological or...
The workplace can create situations where discrimination can easily happen. Any time you have a group of people where there is a minority such issues often come up. One way your employer may try to reduce discrimination and create a work environment where everyone...
You have a right to feel comfortable in your California work environment, and you should not have to deal with sexual harassment while trying to make a living. Research shows that sexual harassment continues to be a problem in many American work environments. Also,...
A truck driver who alleged that his supervisors sexually harassed him could not go forward with his claim of a hostile work environment where the evidence showed that while the supervisors may have treated men and women differently, the disparate treatment did not...
You lost your job recently, and while you may consider it wrongful termination, your employer may only bear guilt for unfair firing. Do you know the difference between the two? Chron differentiates illegal firing and improper dismissal. Know whether you have a...
The short answer is yes, so long as the employer adheres to the requirements of the Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”). The DFEH explains how to comply with the FEHA in the event an employer mandates an FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine. (1) Mandatory Vaccination...
Your designation as an “employee” or as an “independent contractor” is determined by how you do your work, not by your job title. If you are an employee, you are eligible for unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation, health/safety protection by Cal/OSHA, and...
Employers with more than 25 employees must provide COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave to their California employees under a recent law signed by the Governor. This new law is broader than California’s prior COVID-19 paid sick leave law and, unlike the prior law,...
People rely on animals in many ways, especially dogs. For a long time, dogs have served as companion animals and working animals. You will see K9s working for law enforcement, sheepdogs working in the fields and service dogs, who help people with disabilities. If you...