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In the state of California, employment law forbids sexual harassment and retaliation against employees. Despite this, a large percentage of people report dealing with harassment in the workplace. In many cases, the person who reported the harassment is ignored or,...
A judge has ruled that McDonald's must pay a $26 million settlement to former employees in California. Back in 2013, a group of employees filed a lawsuit against the company, alleging that McDonald's had committed several wage and hour law violations. The employees...
While workplace discrimination is against the law in California, many employees still experience discrimination every day. Some forms of discrimination involve outright harassment while other forms are more subtle and insidious. Here are some examples of the various...
For some people, working at Pinterest can seem like a dream come true. This was the same feeling that one employee felt when she landed a job at Pinterest's headquarters in California. However, that excitement quickly began to disappear the more she spent time working...
The United States Department of Labor reports that women make up about 50% of the workforce in the U.S. The Departments also says that 85% of these women will become pregnant. These facts are a cause for concern for people in California concerned with the health and...
According to a complaint filed in a California court, United Airlines has been using discriminatory employment practices in staffing its charter flights for athletes. The complaint says it is only staffing the flights with flight attendants who are young, white and...
No one should endure sexual harassment anywhere, especially while at work, yet workplace sexual harassment remains an ongoing problem in California and across the country. When issues arise in the workplace and complaints are filed, job providers must take those...
Employers in California and throughout the country are required to abide by laws such as the Americans with Disabilities Act. Various laws prohibit discrimination based on protected attributes such as disability, gender, race or national origin. Under federal law,...
A former legal assistant who worked for more than 30 years at the law firm Kirkland & Ellis found it necessary to file a discrimination lawsuit against the company. The former employee underwent brain surgery in 2019 and was relieved of her duties shortly...
A group of former workers for "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" says that their work environment quickly turned from a dream job into a nightmare. An investigation in California is currently underway to determine whether writers and executive producers for the show sexually...