Economically, times continue to be tough for many individuals and families in California and across the country as the nation continues its claw back from the so-called Great Recession of recent years.Nowhere is that clearer than in workplaces spanning the United...
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America’s millions of older workers, Part 2: Getting a fair shake?
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Undermining fair competition: age-based workplace discrimination
Employment law history in California and the United States is both turbulent and fascinating, being centrally marked over many decades by progressive efforts to level the playing field among workers competing for jobs and promotions.Put another way: Myriad work-based...
California company sued for sexual harassment, wrongful discharge
Even if you're only a casual television watcher, you've likely heard of Life Alert, or are at least familiar with the mainstay product it sells.Indeed, and given the company's ubiquitous presence on the tube, it would be hard for virtually any viewer to have remained...
Can an at-will employee ever be wrongfully terminated from a job?
Some people -- both employees and employers -- have an incomplete understanding of the workplace term "at will," believing that it affords employers unfettered authority to terminate a worker at any time and even for no reason.Indeed, and while an at-will worker can...
Sad, but true: employer wage theft in California a real problem
An unscrupulous employer in Southern California or elsewhere in the state can engage in wage theft that illegally shorts a worker from pay that he or she has earned through any number of schemes and tactics.Employers sometimes misclassify workers, for example, with...
President’s order on workplace discrimination deemed “historic”
It's a simple quid pro quo that needs to be recognized in the federal workplace, says U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Tom Perez: If you get money from the federal government as a contractor doing work on public projects, you need to respect all workers when it...
Overview: the diverse and complex universe of employment law
The American legal landscape is wide and, within it, there is perhaps no other subject matter quite so complex and wide ranging as employment law.Our readers in California and elsewhere might consider for a moment that employment-related processes and disputes affect...
Study: 3 men, 3 ages, but only the oldest treated differently
A go-getter, competitive and assertive personality is one that employers value in the workplace, right? It might depend on the industry or the job position; that is true. According to a recent research study, it also depends on your age. The older someone is, the less...
The fight against workplace sexual orientation discrimination
The Supreme Court's recent decision in support of same-sex marriage has inspired lesbians and gays to increase their rights at work. In over half the states in the United States, it is possible to terminate an employee based on his or her sexual preference. However,...
3 ex-Target workers file national origin discrimination claim
Although many forward strides have been achieved, national origin discrimination is a persisting difficulty in California workplaces. In California, where individuals from a wide variety of countries interact with each other on the job, conflict continues and numerous...
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