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New California Employment Laws for 2023 Advance Workers’ Rights

New California Employment Laws for 2023 Advance Workers’ Rights

The law is always changing. Each year, judges render decisions and legislators pass bills that change the legal landscape of California.


Three Ways Employers Discriminate Against Breastfeeding Employees

Three Ways Employers Discriminate Against Breastfeeding Employees

The medical implications of having a child do not end after the birth of the baby. Instead, the new mother will likely have health implications from her pregnancy for a month following labor.


Bill Seeks to End Employer Discrimination Against Cannabis Users

Bill Seeks to End Employer Discrimination Against Cannabis Users

With marijuana legal for both medicinal and recreational use in California, adults are pretty much free to use it as they choose, as long as they don’t drive under the influence or partake somewhere it is prohibited.


Have You Suffered Age Discrimination in the Workplace?

Have You Suffered Age Discrimination in the Workplace?

Age discrimination can be hard to prove. Yet it is a reality for many employees who are starting to “show some age.”


Why Could a Video Application Harm Your Employment Chances?

Why Could a Video Application Harm Your Employment Chances?

You see a job that you know you could do well. You have the qualifications and experience the company asks for. Then you see they want you to send in a video application.


Racial Discrimination Is Not Always Intentional

Racial Discrimination Is Not Always Intentional

When people think about someone who perpetuates racial discrimination, they often assume that those actions are intentional.


Do You Work in a Hostile Work Environment? Here are Four Red Flags

Do You Work in a Hostile Work Environment? Here are Four Red Flags

A hostile work environment is one in which you feel uncomfortable and unsafe. You may not feel comfortable with how a coworker invades your personal space or be upset about someone harassing a colleague.


The Role of Power in Bullying and Harassment

The Role of Power in Bullying and Harassment

Unfortunately, bullying doesn’t stop when you graduate from high school.


Racial Discrimination Isn’t Always Overt

Racial Discrimination Isn’t Always Overt

Discrimination of any sort in the workplace isn’t acceptable. For many people, discrimination comes because of something they don’t have any control over.


Three Ways That Employment Discrimination Limits Your Career Growth

Three Ways That Employment Discrimination Limits Your Career Growth

Numerous laws at both the federal and state levels protect workers from discrimination. An employer should not base their decisions about your career on your age, your religion, your sex or other protected characteristics, like medical conditions.