California employees are offered protection against sexual harassment and other types of workplace harassment and discrimination under the Fair Employment and Housing Act in addition to federal law, but this is not the case in every state. In many states, employees...
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Month: April 2018
California legislature working on 3 sexual harassment bills
Although employment law has addressed the problem of sexual harassment for many years, workplaces throughout the state could come under greater scrutiny if proposed bills achieve approval. SB-1343, AB-1867 and AB-2366 address issues like training and record...
How to deal with ableism in the workplace
The U.S. Census Bureau says that 54 million Americans have a disability. Those in California who are disabled may have to contend with an issue called ableism. This is defined as discrimination that favors those who do not have a disability. Of those between the ages...
Wage discrimination remains an uphill battle
Activists in California and across the United States observed Equal Pay Day on April 10 with a sad reminder about what still needs to be done in regard to the gender pay gap in the American workplace. According to the most recent estimates published by the Institute...
Gender and sexual preference protections in California
California is a state that has a lot of protections for individuals who aren't protected in many other states. The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and queer, or LGTBQ, community is one that enjoys specific protections in this state. It is imperative that anyone...
Former IBM workers accuse company of age discrimination
Older workers in California might recognize some of the tactics that IBM has allegedly used to shift people over age 40 off its payroll. An investigation by ProPublica and Mother Jones discovered that an estimated 60 percent of the U.S. workers cut by IBM in the...