Your condition didn’t come on overnight, and you didn’t have it when you first started working for your employer. For a long while, you were able to manage your health problem well with medication alone without it affecting your ability to work. Now, things have...
San Fernando Valley Employment Law Blog
Millennials and age discrimination: Yes, we’re at that point
As bizarre as it might seem to anybody who still thinks of Millennials as mere youngsters, this is the year that the oldest millennials hit the big 4-0, thus making them eligible to litigate after instances of age discrimination in the workplace. Admittedly,...
Lack of understanding can lead to discrimination
Discrimination is common and often easy to spot. What’s more difficult is determining why it exists. Even if two people have different religions, different cultures or different skin color, why would those differences pit them against one another? Why would one person...
Could age discrimination cost you a long-term position?
Employees who have held a job with the same California company for one or more decades often believe they are immune to a sudden termination. If these workers have continuously performed well and received few, if any, reprimands, an abrupt termination seems nearly...
90% of transgender people have been discriminated against at work
All people have the legal right to be in a workplace where they feel safe and comfortable. When you go to work, you want to be able to focus on your job and on being successful and productive, not on whether you will be made to feel embarrassed, isolated or ashamed by...
Have you been fired because of your age?
You worked at the same company for 20 years because you were a dedicated employee who cared about the job, the business and your co-workers. Yes, you also liked the stability of the job and the way your pay went up with each raise, but you deliberately chose not to...
When you lose your long-term employment, how do you know if discrimination played a part?
Losing a job always feels terrible, but for long-term employees, it can also feel like a betrayal. When you have dedicated a large part of your life to a single job and then you are fired, how can you know if your firing was lawful? Sudden termination after long-term...
Bullying is still a big problem in the entertainment industry – especially for women
It’s been three years since the #MeToo movement widely exposed what people who work in the entertainment industry had known for decades -- sexual harassment, abuse and assault were rampant. Despite the strides made to hold perpetrators accountable, workplace bullying...
Bank of America touts new diversity goals
In recent years, Bank of America (BOA) has been in the news frequently for all the wrong reasons. Now, however, they appear to be trying to head into the right direction regarding diversity, or the lack thereof in their organization. The company set diversity goals...
What to do if your employer violates your employment contract
When you accept a job offer, you do so with the idea that the terms and conditions in your employment contract will be adhered to. There may come a point during your employment when you realize that your employer is making decisions in the face of what’s included in...