Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Unfortunately, sexual harassment is common in many workplaces. If you are a victim of sexual harassment in the workplace, then you should immediately seek legal help. United Employees Law Group will be happy to help you out. What does the term ” Sexual Harassment” exactly mean? Sexual Harassment happens when your boss or any colleague […]
Employment Discrimination in California
The laws in California are clearly stated on what can and cannot be put into consideration as employments discrimination. There are certain groups of people that are considered as vulnerable to employment discrimination in California. The protected classes include those that can be discriminated on the basis of: Religion Marital Status Sexual identity and Orientation […]
What You Need to Know: Pregnancy Discrimination
As a starting point, one thing should be made very clear: You cannot be discriminated against for being pregnant! You cannot be fired. You cannot be refused employment. You cannot be demoted. You cannot be docked pay. Unfortunately, it seems to be a fairly common occurrence that once a woman becomes pregnant her formerly nice […]
Age Discrimination at the Workplace in California
The United States Federal laws, as well as the California state laws, do not allow any firm to use an employee’s age for any employment decisions. This means that employers cannot restrict its job application process in terms of eligibility to applicants of a certain age group. It can also not restrict or otherwise influence […]
Handling Discrimination Tactfully During the Interview and Hiring Process
At work discrimination is more common than you may suspect, and you have to know how to deal with discrimination when, not on the off chance that, it turns into an issue in your place of work. This is a great deal less demanding if you as of now have a job, however, imagine a […]
Common Interview Questions That Are Actually Illegal
Have you ever had a job interview where you wondered why in the world the prospective employer was asking certain questions that you thought were strange? If you thought they were out of place or unrelated, then you were probably right. There are questions and topics that shouldn’t be brought up during an interview. As […]
What Is Unemployment Discrimination?
Unemployment discrimination is at an epidemic level affecting millions of unemployed job applicants every day. You could be one of this constantly growing number. Here are some facts about the problem, and a guide to understanding whether you have been impacted, or may be at a later date. 1. What Is Unemployment Discrimination? This occurs […]
Fired before you took a Medical Leave of Absence? Is that Discrimination?
Were you let go before your medical leave was approved? How long have you worked there? How many employees does your company employ here in California? FMLA, or Family Medical Leave Act, was written to protect employees’ jobs for up to 12 weeks a year should they or an immediate family member become ill or […]
Governor Brown Expands Definition of Religious Creed under FEHA
Assembly Bill (AB) 1964 was signed earlier this month by Governor Jerry Brown to amend Section 12926 of the California Government Code which contains the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Currently FEHA is intended to protect people from discrimination based on age, ethnicity, national origin, mental of physical disabilities, medical conditions, genetic information, marital […]
What Is Age Discrimination?
At the place of work, both young and the elderly at times experience age discrimination. Sometimes called ageism, age discrimination is where individuals get discriminated against by their age. Companies cannot hire or fire or promote an employee based on their age as this is unlawful. However, proving that an individual failed to secure a […]