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)...
Losing your job is tough. It feels even worse when you suspect your employer unfairly included you in a mass layoff. Sometimes, companies use mass layoffs to mask wrongful terminations. The California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act exists to...
Working for a big company in Santa Barbara doesn’t mean you have to accept unfair treatment because of a disability. You have rights, and remember that the law supports you. California law provides strong workplace protections, even when your employer is powerful or...
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...
If you’ve been discriminated against at work, then you’re probably reading this blog because you’re considering taking legal action against your employer. It’s important to consider such a move given the tremendous ramifications workplace discrimination can have on...
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....
Pregnancy is a significant life event that brings about many changes and considerations, one of which is employment security. Tragically, many pregnant workers go through significant anxiety at the prospect of informing their employer of their pregnancy for fear of...
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...
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...
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...