Workplace discrimination can take many forms, often subtle and insidious, making it challenging to identify. Recognizing the signs is crucial for addressing and combating discrimination in any work environment. Some common signs of workplace discrimination you may not...
California has some of the most robust employment laws in the nation. They often give workers more protection than federal laws – especially when it comes to issues of discrimination. Well, California has once again shown that it’s progressive about worker rights. As...
People often wrongly believe that employee sexual harassment, by definition, must occur in the workplace. Unfortunately, those who believe that may behave inappropriately towards a colleague, subordinate or even their boss in a social setting, like a Happy Hour or a...
If you have participated in whistleblowing in the workplace, you may be afraid that your employer may retaliate against you. While the law protects against retaliation for whistleblowing, employers may seek to subtly get back at you by engaging in a process known as...
Workers in California have the right to expect to work in a place that’s free of discrimination and harassment. They have the right to report those behaviors to their employer if they occur. Once an employee makes a complaint to the employer, several things should...
Financial fraud and waste can happen everywhere, and whistleblowers play an essential part when it comes to stopping government fraud – and that’s why the government offers financial incentives in the form of compensation for qui tam suits. Qui tam lawsuits refer to a...
There are major sources of discrimination and harassment, such as racism, sexism or ageism. Employees are sometimes treated unfairly by being denied promotions or being directly harassed on the job. A microaggression is something small that supports one of these...
Retaliation in the workplace occurs when an employer takes adverse action against an employee for engaging in legally protected activity. This could include demotion, termination, salary reduction, job or shift reassignments or other actions that would discourage a...
Age discrimination can be challenging to prove – especially if you have an employer that knows their way around the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA). One place where age discrimination (which by law applies to those 40 and older) sometimes...
People create their families in all kinds of ways these days. When their hopes and plans for new addition – no matter how that child is coming to them – fall apart suddenly, it can be a devastating loss for both parents. That’s why as of the start of the new year,...
