Most of the time when we hear about discrimination occurring in the workplace, we probably think of race or gender discrimination. To be sure, news stories about these two types of discrimination seem to pop up in California quite frequently. But, it is important to...
Are mothers allowed to pump during the workday?
Being a working mom is hard, especially when you recently gave birth to a child. Not only do you have to achieve your performance goals, but you also need to feed and take care of your baby. In California, you have the right to paid family leave for up to six weeks if...
Bipartisan bill proposed to protect pregnant employees
When a woman gets the news that she is pregnant, she is likely so thrilled that she is not thinking about anything else. However, once reality sinks in, some women will pause and think how this will impact her current job and future career options. While laws have...
Some ways to gather evidence of workplace discrimination
If you suspect that you’re being discriminated against in the workplace, then you might foresee legal action on the horizon. This is especially true if you end up suffering from a negative employment action, such as demotion, a pay cut, a worse work assignment, or...
Kaiser Permanente settles racial discrimination lawsuit
Being an employee in today’s market is tough, especially when workers must endure racial discrimination in their employment. It is not fair that these employees must endure negative treatment simply because of their race. And, most readers likely think that most...
Legal protections from workplace disability discrimination
Disability discrimination occurs when an employer treats a disabled individual who is either an employee or an applicant for employment unfavorably because of the employee or applicant’s disability. Because of the important employment law protections for disabled...
U.S. government does ‘about face’ on transgenders in military
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...
