Monthly Archives: March 2026
Harassment of Disabled Employees in the Workplace
The Americans With Disabilities Act or ADA provides important protections for disabled workers. When we think of discrimination, we often think of actual discrimination, brought on by the disabled employee’s supervisors or employer. But people with disabilities also often face harassment as well as discrimination. Defining Discrimination vs Harassment Discrimination tends to mean that… Read More »
Understanding What “Unwelcome” Sexual Conduct at Work Really Is
In the law, and the way that the law is written, words matter–even small ones. So, the difference between federal law, which makes harassment based on sex illegal, and California’s law, which makes any kind of “unwelcome” sexual conduct, illegal is a big difference. It practically means that the law in California provides workers… Read More »
Can You Be Fired for Dating a Co-Worker?
The fact of the matter is that most of us will spend most of our time in our adult lives, at work. So it is no surprise that that’s where we might find our significant other, or at least, people that we might be interested in dating. But when you find someone at work… Read More »
What if Your Employer Ignores Your Complaints of Harassment or Discrimination?
Let’s say that you feel you’ve been a victim of harassment, discrimination or retaliation, or that your employment has been affected in some other way, by wrongdoing or illegality. You know your company’s policy, and you follow it, making a report to your human resources director or supervisor–whoever your company’s policy dictates that you… Read More »
Subtle Differences Between Unpaid Wages and Wage Theft
To a worker who may have done work and not been paid for it, not being paid is not being paid, no matter what you call it. But legally, there are differences in the reasons why employees who have earned wages, aren’t paid those wages, and the differences can have a significant legal impact… Read More »
