by Jay Butchko | May 6, 2022 | Discrimination Harassment, Employment
Now that independent contractor gigs are becoming more common while full-time employment positions are getting harder to find for many, the stress that comes with life in the gig economy is a growing problem. Lots of gig workers recharge between gigs by playing video...
by Jay Butchko | Mar 18, 2022 | Discrimination Harassment
For every complaint about discrimination that an employer receives, there are usually dozens of other current and former employees who have received similar unfair treatment but have never spoken up about it. The reason that so few mistreated workers speak up about...
by Jay Butchko | Feb 15, 2022 | Discrimination Harassment
Employment discrimination law forbids employers to take adverse actions against an employee in retaliation for that employee engaging in a protected activity. Adverse actions include termination of employment, demotion or reassignment to undesirable tasks, denial of a...
by Jay Butchko | Dec 3, 2021 | Discrimination Harassment
Pregnancy discrimination in the workplace is more common than most people think. This form of discrimination occurs when a woman — either an employee or job applicant — is treated unfavorably because of: Pregnancy Childbirth Breastfeeding or another...
by Jay Butchko | Nov 23, 2021 | Discrimination Harassment
The number of people working from home remains steadily on the rise more than a year after the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in 2020. A report by Upwork projects that by 2025, more than 36 million Americans would be working remotely. That’s one in four Americans. In...
by Jay Butchko | Nov 19, 2021 | Discrimination Harassment
In October 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law the Silenced No More Act, a law nullifying non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in discrimination and harassment cases. When the law goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2022, California workers who have been...
