Advocating For California Employee Rights
If you are an older worker seeking new employment in today’s uber-competitive job market, you can face an uphill battle simply by getting your foot in the door for an interview. You might be surprised that it could be your resume that has been automatically screening...
Dress codes are not inherently illegal. If your boss decides to institute one in your workplace, you may not approve of the decision, but it’s not necessarily a violation of your rights. Many companies do have dress codes. In some situations, it’s a simple guideline...
The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects freedom of religion. People are allowed to practice the religion of their choice without facing penalties, discrimination or intimidation. These religious freedoms extend to the workplace and measures taken to...
The first thing that may come to people’s minds when they think of workplace discrimination isn’t ableism. Instead, most people think of gender, racial and ethnic discrimination. Partially due to a relative lack of increasing awareness, ableism remains a significant...
Someone’s workplace should be a space of productivity, collaboration (when appropriate) and mutual respect. However, unfortunately, not everyone always enjoys a discrimination-free environment. One form of discrimination that's particularly insidious, yet often...
On Oct. 7, 2023, SB 403, a historic bill that would have made California the first state to formally ban caste discrimination made it to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk. He promptly vetoed it. Caste discrimination is a form of social inequality based on a person’s social...
Ideally, all workplaces should be free of any form of discrimination. However, reality falls short of this, with workplace discrimination on the rise. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the government agency responsible for enforcing federal laws that...
It is quite common for businesses to hire recent college graduates. After all, most people go to college in order to get an education and use that to land a job. Recent graduates are a major part of the incoming workforce. Companies also like to bring in college...
Employees are protected from discrimination. Discrimination may target an employee’s race, skin color, health, sexual attraction, age, religion, parental status or national origin. While many employees understand their protective rights, they often can’t spot the...
The statistics around ageism are damning and lay bare the pervasiveness of this type of workplace discrimination. A recent study revealed that nearly two-thirds of workers in the U.S. over 45 years old reported experiencing age-related discrimination firsthand. Age...