Advocating For California Employee Rights
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...
You get hired at a new company, and your boss pulls you into the office on the first day. They give you some general tips for how to do your job, as well as providing instructions or insights. As you go to leave the office, one of the last things they do is ask you...
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...
It doesn't matter what your profession or job title is; you should have a contract that outlines the rights and responsibilities of you and your new employer. And while you may be excited to start a new endeavor, you must be sure you understand all the details before...
An employer will probably ask an employee to give two weeks' notice if they’re going to quit. They may even put it in the company handbook or tell all employees that doing so is required. The employer will say that it’s just one of the stipulations of working for 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...
Do you ever find yourself struggling to navigate your job due to certain limitations? It could be a mental or physical disability that makes it hard for you to perform the essential functions of your job. If so, understanding your right to reasonable accommodation can...
Were you working with an employer who failed to pay you some of your wages? While most employers try to do right by their workers, there are some who will try to cheat employees out of what is due them. If you know or suspect that you have been shorted on your...