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Can California Companies Lawfully Mistreat Unpaid Personnel?

Can California Companies Lawfully Mistreat Unpaid Personnel?

California already boasts an impressive assortment of employee discrimination and harassment protections through various legal acts,


What Can You Do About Remote Work Sexual Harassment?

What Can You Do About Remote Work Sexual Harassment?

The 2020s ushered in many changes to how companies conduct business and manage employees.


Home Healthcare Workers and Harassment

Home Healthcare Workers and Harassment

In an industry built on compassion and care, it’s unsettling to realize that home healthcare workers face a rampant issue – sexual harassment. When you step into someone else’s home to provide essential medical services


Signs of Pregnancy Discrimination in the Workplace

Signs of Pregnancy Discrimination in the Workplace

Recognizing pregnancy discrimination in the workplace is crucial for both expectant mothers and employers committed to maintaining a fair and inclusive work environment


How to Identify Age Discrimination

How to Identify Age Discrimination

If your employer lets you go. overlooks you for a promotion or for tasks with more responsibility, you might suspect they did so because of your age.


How Is Workplace Discrimination Prevented?

How Is Workplace Discrimination Prevented?

Federal laws protect employees from unsafe work environments – including the hazards of workplace discrimination. Discrimination often targets people’s characteristics, such as people’s race, color, sexual preferences, age, disabilities and gender.


New Changes May Make Caste a Protected Characteristic in California

New Changes May Make Caste a Protected Characteristic in California

In early July, 2023, the California Senate voted overwhelmingly in favor of adding the word “caste” as part of the definition of “ancestry” in the state’s anti-discrimination laws.


Is Time Clock Rounding Still Legal in California?

Is Time Clock Rounding Still Legal in California?

Rounding an employee’s time clock hours to the next set increment has been a long-standing practice that made bookkeeping and accounting easier on the employer.


Three Ways Same-Sex Sexual Harassment Manifests in the Workplace

Three Ways Same-Sex Sexual Harassment Manifests in the Workplace

Sexual harassment is a very common issue in modern workplaces. Although people are now better able to identify sexual harassment in its most egregious forms, some people still find the concept confusing.


Sexual Harassment in Traditionally Male Industries

Sexual Harassment in Traditionally Male Industries

Sexual harassment can certainly happen to both men and women, and it can happen in any industry. It’s important not to stereotype when talking about incidents like this. Anyone can be a victim or a perpetrator, which is why assumptions shouldn’t be made.