Whistleblowing creates a complex psychological and organizational dynamic that often triggers retaliatory responses from managers and colleagues. When employees report misconduct, fraud or safety violations, they frequently face backlash from those who feel threatened...
It is well known that employers in California, and all across the United States, are not allowed to discriminate based on things like race, national origin or ethnicity. These are all protected classes, along with age, disability status, pregnancy, gender and more....
Federal laws and California state regulations protect employees from various types of misconduct. Employees generally have protection from retaliation if they engage in certain protected activities. Whistleblowing is a protected activity. If employees become aware of...
Neurodivergent individuals’ brains function differently from what may be considered typical. It affects how they learn, communicate and interact with people and the world around them. However, that diversity leads to bias and discrimination in the workplace. A more...
Religion is one of the protected characteristics in California. It's unlawful for an employer to discriminate against a job applicant or employee based on their religion. Additionally, a job applicant or an employee can request a reasonable accommodation for religious...
Workers sometimes experience sexual harassment on the job, but they keep the story to themselves. They don’t report it to HR. They don’t even tell coworkers. But why does this happen? These people may have a very valid case that they could bring against their...
Autoimmune conditions affect millions of workers. These conditions typically cause fatigue, pain and other symptoms that may impact job performance on a daily or intermittent basis. In California, employees with autoimmune conditions are protected under both state and...
An employer in California with five or more employees is required to provide reasonable accommodations to a pregnant employee. These could include things such as transferring them to a less strenuous or hazardous position, providing pregnancy disability leave (PDL) of...
Employees in the United States have many protections that they can count on. One of these is that they should be able to work in a place that’s free of any form of sexual harassment. While some people think about overtly obvious signs of sexual harassment like...
Employees in California have many protections that aren’t present in some other states. Many protections in this state are also greater than those offered by federal laws. One example of this involves the Creating a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair...
