With President Biden’s recent executive order allowing transgender people to serve openly in the military again, U.S. employers cannot help but take note. The issue -- or non-issue -- regarding transgenderism continues to gain a great amount of attention. More and...
Reasonable accommodations in the workplace
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is an important employee rights law. It provides protections for workers to be free from discrimination in the workplace based on their actual, past, and perceived disabilities. Under the ADA, a Californian cannot be...
San Diego’s Southwestern College accused of institutional racism against black employees
Back in 2018, a shocking report from the University of Southern California uncovered what its authors called "a palpable climate of anti-Blackness at Southwestern College," the community college located in San Diego County. The USC report document numerous incidents...
Grocery chain settles pregnancy discrimination case
Many employers view a pregnant female employee as someone who cannot fulfill the physical demands of their job. Unhappily for these employers, at least two federal statutes protect these women from discrimination based upon their physical condition. A local grocery...
Employment Discrimination In Response To Newest Recession
The Covid-19 pandemic is still very much active and continues to threaten health and life throughout the United States. But even as we worry about the risks of infection, we also need to worry about the many other issues related to the Pandemic, such as the economic...
Do you need a personalized approach to your case?
Employment decisions are made based on a lot of different factors. Your experience, education, training, and even your fit within the workplace culture can all be taken into consideration when hiring, promoting, assigning work, and even reducing hours or terminating...
Gender Discrimination Allegations Made Against TMZ
California is home to certain industries with notorious reputations for how women are treated in the workplace. These industries, which tend to be male dominated, include tech companies in Silicon Valley, the venture capital industry and much of the entertainment...
Is your workplace a hostile work environment?
You work hard to provide for your family and advance your career. However, in a hostile work environment, every day takes its toll on your emotional state. You may be cut off from advancement opportunities or endure jokes that make it clear that you do not fit in with...
Culture fit and acts of covert discrimination
Applicants can be turned down for an open position for countless reasons. From the strength of a resume and relevant work experience to availability and schedule requirements, sometimes it takes very little to differentiate between a group of candidates....
Is it illegal for your employer to ask about your sexual orientation?
Many companies, in an effort to be inclusive and diverse, send out "voluntary requests" for their employees to answer very intimate and personal questions about their race, gender, marital status and sexual orientation. The company assures employees that the...
