by Jay Butchko | Jan 26, 2024 | Discrimination Harassment
We are approaching the time of year when Christmas carols start playing on the speaker systems of virtually every restaurant and retail store. No matter how much holiday cheer you possess, and no matter how delightful it is when neighbors knock on your door and sing...
by Jay Butchko | Jan 12, 2024 | Discrimination Harassment
Adults often reassure children that the teasing they endure from their classmates about things that employment law would consider protected characteristics, such as their physical appearance or manner of speaking, are a sign of immaturity. Unfortunately, it is...
by Jay Butchko | Dec 1, 2023 | Discrimination Harassment
The gender pay gap is well known. Women get paid less than men of similar professional background in exchange for the same work. Comedians of both sexes make jokes about it, and some people even commemorate the day each year by which women’s pay catches up to the...
by Jay Butchko | Nov 17, 2023 | Discrimination Harassment
Everyone knows that you are not supposed to judge people based on their physical appearance, but most of us do not apply that precept consistently in our daily lives. Finding a community of people who judge each other based on their actions instead of their looks is...
by Jay Butchko | Nov 10, 2023 | Discrimination Harassment
Many employment discrimination lawsuits arise from work environments where a work supervisor harasses employees because of one or more protected characteristics of the employees, such as their race, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, or family status. To file...
by Jay Butchko | Oct 27, 2023 | Discrimination Harassment
If the cultural and linguistic diversity of Los Angeles disappeared, it would be a shadow of its former self. According to a 2019 report by World Population Review, 224 languages are spoken in Los Angeles. This means that a large portion of workers in the Los...
