Category Archives: Employment Discrimination
Can Your Boss Prohibit You From Discussing Wages or Salary?
It is certainly natural and anticipated that workers will discuss amongst themselves, what they are being paid by their employer. But employers may not want this to go on. They may not want employees to know what each of them are being paid, for fear that pay discrepancies will lead to workers getting upset,… Read More »
Genetic Discrimination at Work is Illegal
We probably can guess the categories where discrimination at work is illegal. Gender, sexuality, pregnancy, age, disability, race or nationality, among others, comes to mind. But many people aren’t aware of another area where it is illegal to discriminate against you at work: based on your genetics. Examples of Genetic Discrimination Imagine, for example,… Read More »
Employment Discrimination: What Damages Can You Get?
If you have been discriminated against at work, and you or your attorney feel that you have a good case, the next question on your mind may be what do you stand to recover as a result—that is, what damages are available to you, in the event you were to prevail on your employment… Read More »
Visual Harassment in the Workplace
If you’re in the workplace and people say things to you that are demeaning, insulting, lewd, or harassing, you may know you’re a victim of workplace harassment. The same goes, of course, if there is any unwanted touching, or perhaps, coercion to engage in sexual or romantic activity as a condition of working there…. Read More »
Recognizing LGBTQ Harassment in the Workplace
Both federal and California law protect LBGTQ workers from discrimination and harassment in the workplace, albeit California’s state laws are broader, and do provide more protection than federal laws. But while workplace rights and protections for the LBGTQ community are continually increasing, that doesn’t make discrimination cases against the LBGTQ community any easier. Hard… Read More »
The Supreme Court is About to Answer a Big Question on Reverse Discrimination
Most of us already know that discrimination or harassment in the workplace based on a protected classification such as race or nationality or religion, among other categories, is illegal. But does that include all races, nationalities and religions—even so-called “majority” ones? What is Reverse Discrimination? That’s the issue that the Supreme Court is set… Read More »
What is a Stay or Pay Clause?
Non compete clauses have long been illegal in California, and as of 2023, the federal government passed a regulation making these provisions illegal nationally (although that restriction is currently being challenged in court). But anticipating the trend against these clauses, many employers are coming up with new ways to try to keep employees from… Read More »
Associational Discrimination: The ADA is More Powerful Than You Thought
The Americans With Disabilities Act or ADA is a powerful law that protects workers with disabilities. But it does even more than that. It even protects otherwise healthy, non-disabled workers that have some relationship to others who have disabilities. The ADA, Generally The ADA generally says that if you have a disability, your employer… Read More »
Can You Get Punitive Damages in an Employment Discrimination Case?
In an employment discrimination case, just like in many types of cases where someone is injured or wronged, the purpose of damages is to make the victim whole. In employment law cases, that can include lost wages, or financial losses because of harassment or discrimination. That can also include compensation for the victim’s emotional… Read More »
Discrimination in the Workplace Because of Mental Health or Mental Illness
Despite all the public information campaigns, the news articles, and the awareness movements, the sad fact remains that there is still discrimination against people with mental illness. That discrimination comes in two forms: One is the mere fact that so many people don’t see mental illness as “real,” or at least, a real disability,… Read More »
