Addressing Language Discrimination In California: Language Rights In The Workplace
Language discrimination occurs in many forms in the workplace. As a California worker, you may face unwanted situations in the workplace if you have a different native language other than English. In such scenarios, you hold the legal right to stand against the unfair treatment of your employer. If you are wondering to know more […]
Is Your Employer Mistreating You Because of Age?
Age discrimination happens all too often in the workplace. The bad thing is that most of the time when it happens to someone they think it was just their time to go – they have no idea their boss just let them go or fired them because of their age! What Is Ageism? When talking […]
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) in California
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) gives priority to older employees specifically 40 years and above. They can file a claim for compensation when they report unfair replacement by younger employees. However, they have to prove that their replacement was indeed “young” per the criteria of the law. Since its introduction, it has protected a […]
New Discrimination & Retaliation Laws in California
The California legislature has passed new laws governing discrimination and retaliation following a number of labor and employment bills signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown in 2017. A lot of these bills relate to working hours, wages, benefits, employee safety, and other relevant employee protections. Among these new laws (some of which took effect […]
Racial Discrimination In The Workplace
Racial discrimination is the unpleasant action or attitude, whether consciously or subconsciously manifested, that undermines an individual based on their heritage or because of their race. Racial discrimination happens as an individual or as a whole group or an institution. Racial discrimination is not something minor because it accounts for a large number of the […]
Racial Discrimination At The Workplace And How To Mitigate It
There different kinds of people in the workplace. You will realize that different people belong to different races, tribes, religions, cultures and so on. This is the reason why there is a lot of diversity in the workplace. However, in some workplaces, you might encounter racial discrimination in the workplace. Racism at the workplace can […]
Illegal Interview Questions and Topics
It is normal that during job interviews, the employer will try to gather as much information as possible about you, but keep in mind that it is against the law for the employer to ask about or bring up certain topics. Keep an ear open for possible illegal interview questions. Sometimes this might be hard […]
The Basics of Gender Identity Discrimination Laws
When it comes to gender identity discrimination in California, there is a standing legal prohibition of any discrimination against transgender or any other gender non-conforming individuals when it comes to employment and housing dating back to 2004. In 2005, the same law, which is called Gender Nondiscrimination Act, was expanded to include public accommodations. Recently, […]
Workplace Bullying Law
In California, anti-bullying legislation was introduced in 2003. In the nation, California is the state that was first to introduce legislation regarding workplace bullying. Workplace bullying is defined as recurring, unhealthy mistreatment of one or more target(s) by one or more perpetrators that take any of the forms such as verbal abuse, offensive behaviors that […]
Disability Discrimination: What to Do
With the upcoming pressure on the mentally impaired and physically disabled, the law enforcing bodies firmly established some laws to protect the rights of the disabled in terms of equal employment opportunities. Federal Laws like the ADA, FMLA, Rehab Act, and California state employee rights, in some way or the other, offer protection of the […]