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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Orders Drug Enforcement Administration To Pay Settlement To 71 Women Who Were Unfairly Denied Promotions
Employees who file discrimination complaints may cite any of a variety of adverse actions that their employers took against them on the basis of a protected characteristic, such as race, sex, religion, country of origin, or age. One example of an adverse action is...
Why You Should Hire A Lawyer When Dissolving A Business
The law makes it possible to establish, operate, and close a business without ever hiring a lawyer, but as in other situations where representation by professional attorneys is not a requirement, it is a good idea if large amounts of money are at stake. People can...
Can Your Former Employer Sue You For Opening Your Own Business After You Quit?
Pessimists call it the Great Resignation, but maybe it is more like the Great Enterprise. Increasing numbers of employees are resigning from their positions of employment to seek opportunities where they do not have to deal with work supervisors bossing them around...
Whistleblower Alleges That Corrections Officer Used Instagram Page To Harass Coworkers
Most of the time, the First Amendment protects people’s right to post offensive content online. In fact, by now, Internet users are used to the fact that some corners of the Internet are almost the exclusive province of people who post racist, hateful, or just plain...
Jewelry Retail Company Settles Class Action Lawsuit Over Gender Discrimination
The saying goes that diamonds are a girl’s best friend, but for many women who worked at Kay Jewelers or Jared, the work environment in which they sold diamonds was anything but friendly. If you have followed the news about employment discrimination lawsuits, you can...
Protected Activities In California Employment Law
The goal of employment discrimination law is to ensure that employers treat workers fairly. Federal and state laws prohibit discrimination against workers based on protected characteristics such as race, gender, religion, age, disability, and national origin. ...
California Sexual Harassment Training Requirements
Federal law prohibits sexual harassment in the workplace and provides a framework for filing complaints about it when it occurs, but it is up to each state to develop its own policies for preventing workplace sexual harassment. From a legal perspective, sexual...
Correctional Officer Files Racial Discrimination And Employer Retaliation Lawsuit
Even if it is in your nature to give other people the benefit of the doubt and to bear slights patiently until the situation becomes unbearable, it is important to act quickly when you experience discrimination or employer retaliation at work. If you are the target...
Crane Operator Files Discrimination Lawsuit Against Employer Who Denied Him Disability Accommodations
In employment law, retaliation is when an employer takes an adverse action against an employee in response to the employee engaging in a protected activity. Examples of adverse actions include denying the employee a promotion or raise, subjecting the employee to...