Monthly Archives: February 2026
Pennsylvania Passes CROWN Act-But California Already Has One
The governor of Pennsylvania recently made news when he signed a bill into law, called the CROWN Act. And while the Act is new in Pennsylvania, here in California, we have always had the CROWN Act, a law that provides important protection to California workers. Your Hair is Protected The law has to do… Read More »
Amazon Gets Sued for Subtle Retaliation Against Workers Requesting Accommodations
When we think of retaliation at work, we think of a boss or employer doing something really bad to an employee, to get back at that employee for exercising a legal right. By “really bad,” we think of being fired or demoted or being refused a promotion. But as is alleged in a recent… Read More »
Excuses Employers Use to Try to Discriminate Legally
We all know that discrimination in the workplace is illegal. But being illegal doesn’t mean that employers do not discriminate. That’s because of one large loophole, or exception, that does, in some cases, allow employers to discriminate legally: it’s called a bona fide occupational qualification, or BFOQ, and it’s one of the most common… Read More »
Changes to California Employment Law are Coming in 2026
As the year closes out, on the horizon are changes to California’s employment laws-or really, the starting effective date of already-passed changes. Here are some of the more significant or major ones. Posting of Your Rights The first is the start of the Workplace Know Your Rights Act, which is a law that requires… Read More »
