The stereotypical employee in today's world of business embodies youth and exuberance. In California and across the United States, it is becoming increasingly common for older employees to be pushed out of their positions or even terminated in...
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Woman claims discrimination for being pregnant
In California and across the country, full-time employees are entitled to certain rights. The Department of Labor currently enforces close to 200 employment laws in the United States. Some of the most important of these laws seek...
Del Mar city employee suffers retaliation for whistleblowing
In California, employees have the right to speak up when they witness inappropriate actions or activities in the workplace. Whistleblower laws were put in place to protect employees from retaliation. Recently, a lawsuit was filed by a former...
Former Google employee files lawsuit alleging discrimination
Workers in California should not have to face things such as harassment and discrimination while at work. Although workplace harassment and discrimination are against the law, these things continue to occur across the country. Victims of discrimination may...
Former officer faced retaliation for choosing not to shoot
Sometimes, employees in California and across the country will face punishment for doing the right thing. A wrongful termination lawsuit filed by a police officer in another state details allegations of retaliation because the officer chose not...
Researcher experiences retaliation for reporting violations
Whistleblower is a term most often used to describe a person that reports or "blows the whistle" on inappropriate or illegal activity in the workplace. In California and across the country, there are whistleblower laws that offer protection for...
Former HR director faced retaliation for reporting misconduct
Losing a good-paying, steady job is an experience that no California resident wants to face. However, when employment is lost due to such things as retaliation or harassment, the experience can be absolutely devastating. A scenario like this recently...
$1.5 million awarded to doctor who faced retaliation
Retaliatory acts in any walk of life can definitely have profound impacts on victims. However, when retaliation occurs in the workplace, the victim's financial and emotional well-being are directly affected. Its effects can be absolutely...
Discrimination in the workplace is not only wrong but illegal
In California and across the country, significant progress has been made for the advancement of rights in the workplace. However, even in today's more progressive society, things like discrimination continue to happen at an alarming rate. Discrimination...
Coal miner endures retaliation for workers’ compensation claim
Significant injuries can result in lost wages due to time away from work. Fortunately, full-time employees in California and across the country are entitled to helpful benefits that can protect them financially and medically when injuries are...
