Social media’s integration into our lives means our personal and professional lives often blur together. Unfortunately, social media can also make it easy to engage in harassing and bullying behavior, and this, too, can spill over into our working lives. Social media...
Defend Your Rights At Work
Sexual Harassment
EEOC updates harassment guidelines for first time in 25 years
Workplace harassment remains a major challenge for California workers. As people feel greater freedom to express themselves, there is growing concern that they will face negative implications in the workplace because of it. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
Are you afraid to report sexual harassment at work?
By now, almost everyone knows, or should know, that it is illegal to sexually harass someone in the workplace. Unfortunately, many California employees continue to be victims of sexual harassment, sometimes from their own bosses. When you are a victim of sexual...
How to tell if you’ve been subjected to gender discrimination
All individuals deserve to enjoy equal employment opportunities. Yet, in far too many instances, employers engage in discriminatory behaviors that have tremendous ramifications for workers. Those who have been discriminated against may be demoted, passed over for a...
Understanding disparate impact and disparate treatment discrimination
Federal law prohibits employment discrimination in the workplace on the basis of a worker's race, sex, religion, national origin and several other protected factors. California has its own protections on top of these. This has been the case for many years, and yet we...
Mistakes to avoid in your employment law case
If you feel like you’ve been wronged in the workplace, whether through discrimination, harassment or retaliation, then you might be considering legal action. After all, suing your employer may be the only way to find accountability and recover the compensation that...
Five forms of non-physical sexual harassment
No one should ever have to experience sexual harassment, in the workplace or elsewhere. Unfortunately, thousands of people suffer sexual harassment every year. In many cases, an employee can suffer from harassment without any physical touch taking place. Here are five...
Here’s what to look for when building your discrimination case
You deserve to be treated fairly in the workplace and have the ability to enjoy equal employment opportunities. But if you’re reading this blog post, you probably know all too well that workplace discrimination is real and prevalent. But even if you suspect that...
California law protects an employee’s right to disclose
The state of California has laws and guidelines regarding the language employers can include in employment contracts. Specifically, the guidelines do not let employers hide behind onboarding agreements, severance agreements and settlement agreements when acts of...
Can it be quid pro quo harassment if I agree to the sexual acts?
Your boss is making sexual advances toward you at work, and you do not like it. You ask your boss to stop, but your pleas are ignored, and the advances continue. Your boss may even make promises to advance your career if you consent to the advances or threaten to fire...