Age discrimination affects workers across California every day. If you believe your employer has treated you unfairly because of your age, you have options for reporting this behavior. Understanding the process can help you take the right steps to protect your rights....
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Age Discrimination
3 common signs of age discrimination in the workplace
Your work environment plays a significant role in your productivity and team morale. While there are companies that can provide you with unbiased opportunities, others may refer to stereotypical assumptions that can lead to the undervaluation of your skills and...
Employer excuses that hide age discrimination at work
Age discrimination at work can be subtle and easy to overlook. You may notice task assignments, opportunities for advancement or work responsibilities that seem unfair, but your manager frames them as standard business practices. These small patterns can add up over...
How to recognize subtle age discrimination tactics
In today’s competitive job market, experienced professionals bring immense value. Yet, even in a vibrant community, large employers sometimes subtly push out older workers. Age discrimination often does not announce itself with a formal memo; instead, it whispers...
What to do if you face retaliation for reporting discrimination
Employers can sometimes respond negatively after reporting them for discrimination issues in the workplace. They may resort to dismissing you from work or lowering your wages, both of which are illegal under California law. To protect your rights as an employee,...
How to get the most from a workplace discrimination settlement
No one should be subjected to workplace discrimination. Yet, it happens all the time in workplaces across our state. Employees are treated unfairly because of their age, gender, race, ethnicity and religion, and when they are, they can experience significant harm....
How can you cope with workplace discrimination?
Being subjected to workplace discrimination can take a significant toll on your emotional, psychological and financial well-being. It can result in demotion, changed assignments or even termination that devastates your career and thus your financial positioning, but...
Does your appraisal show signs of workplace discrimination?
The end of the year is here, and with it comes your end of year performance appraisal. In theory, this is an opportunity for you to obtain constructive feedback and learn ways to improve your performance in the year to come. Yet, performance appraisals aren’t all that...
Four steps to take after facing age discrimination
In many instances, workers aged 40 and older have workplace protections that shield them from being treated differently because of their age. If you fall into this age group, then your employer can’t demote, reassign, reduce your pay or terminate you simply because...
Six key considerations in a workplace discrimination case
Workplace discrimination continues to run rampant in workplaces across our country. Those who are subjected to it are treated unfairly and oftentimes experience adverse employment actions as a result. This includes demotion, reassignment, lost hours and even...