Sexual harassment from a high-level corporate executive leaves you in an incredibly vulnerable position. You may feel helpless against a powerful superior, but California employment law provides strict protections to hold large employers accountable. Corporate...
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Sexual Harassment
When the harasser is your boss: California employees’ options
Harassment at work is never okay, and it can feel even worse when it comes from your boss. California law gives you strong protections so you can take action and protect your job. What workplace harassment means The California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA)...
How do you know if you’re a victim of sexual harassment?
Sexual harassment is more common in the workplace than most people realize. It can be found in every line of work, and it can come from just about anyone. A perpetrator of sexual harassment can certainly be your supervisor or a co-worker, but it can also come from...
Social media and workplace harassment
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...
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...