Women-owned businesses are flourishing, but they still do face challenges that male-owned businesses may be able to avoid. The unfortunate truth is that discrimination is still common and can come from a variety of sources. For instance, when trying to land clients,...
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Your employer can’t just tell you to work off the clock
For business owners, all that matters -- in many cases -- is their bottom line. They’re just trying to make as much as possible and keep expenses as far down as possible. They may talk about other goals -- reaching the community, expanding their business, meeting...
Is caste discrimination rampant in Silicon Valley?
What does an ancient social system in India have to do with Silicon Valley? Everything, if you happen to be a Dalit living and working in California’s tech industry. Indian tech workers in California say that discrimination based on caste -- a social system that once...
California Court of Appeals rules Uber and Lyft must reclassify workers
Uber and Lyft have been locked into a fierce battle with California over the way that these ride-hailing services classify their workers. Both companies have fiercely resisted the push to reclassify their drivers from independent contractors to employees, with all of...
Don’t let sexual harassment define your workplace experience
Sexual harassment has no place in any work environment, yet many people deal with it all the time. Some people put up with it, hoping that it will stop on its own or that they’ll be more successful in their fields, but the reality is that it’s dangerous for them and...
AB 2257 attempts to clean up problems with AB 5 in California
Nobody ever really pretended that AB 5, which changed the rules surrounding when companies could classify a worker as an “independent contractor,” was ever aimed at any business other than Uber or Lyft -- but it had serious negative consequences that were deeply felt...
Racial discrimination when you’re not part of that race
When you think about racial discrimination in the workplace, it’s natural to assume that people of a certain race are being discriminated against based on that race. For instance, a white employer refuses to hire any African American employees. This is a clear...
Do you deserve a higher pay rate for working weekends?
You typically do not work weekends, but just work from 9 to 5, Monday through Friday. You get an hourly wage and put in exactly 40 hours every week. If your boss tells you to come in on Saturday and work a weekend shift, do you get a higher pay rate? Naturally, you...
An employment settlement may come with terms
You are ready to go to court against your employer or former employer if needed. However, you would prefer to settle the case out of court. You think it will be faster and easier, and you also feel like the company may be happy to settle just to get the whole issue...
The role of microaggressions in the workplace
Sometimes, it’s possible to experience discrimination at work because of your race, religion or other characteristic without it being obvious. While blatant discrimination does still happen, such as when a business owner fires all of the African American employees and...
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