It is illegal to discriminate against a woman based on the fact that she is pregnant. Employment law provides that pregnant women must be treated in the same manner as…
Gender discrimination in the workplace occurs when an employer discriminates in hiring or in treatment of employees based on their sex, childbirth, medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth, or…
Sexual harassment can manifest itself in different forms, which makes it difficult for a sexual harassment victim to accurately assess the strength of their harassment claim and/or retaliation claim and…
Workplace retaliation comes in many forms. While wrongful termination is one form of workplace retaliation, victims might also suffer from workplace retaliation by being singled-out for criticism, wrongfully disciplined, or…
Quid pro quo sexual harassment includes a supervisor promising work favors in exchange for sex, and also includes threats of firing or demotion if a worker refuse to engage in…
In order to establish a case of quid pro quo sexual harassment, an employee must show that the harasser explicitly or implicitly conditioned a job, a job benefit, or the…
The California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and the United States Federal law in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (Title VII) prohibit gender discrimination in the workplace and harassment based on…
A successful hostile work environment sexual harassment claim must show that the harassment is sufficiently severe or pervasive to alter the victim’s environment into one what is hostile and abusive.…
California Civil Code section 51.9 protects students from sexual harassment by their teacher. If you our your child has suffered from sexual harassment at the hands of a teacher, tutor,…
California Laws Provide Whistleblower Protection in the Workplace Retaliation based on reporting unlawful conduct of their employer, such as reporting a health or safety violation or illegal activity is against…