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Employers who are inclined to steal wages from their employees and commit other employment law violations count on the fact that the vast majority of workers simply trust their employers to “do the right thing” or don’t know their rights.

Imagine a workplace where negativity hangs heavy in the air. Unfortunately, this isn’t just a scene from a gloomy film; it’s the reality for many people caught in hostile work environments. While a bad day or a challenging project isn’t uncommon, a truly hostile environment goes far beyond that.

Age discrimination isn’t always blatant. In fact, it is quite common to couch it in seemingly innocuous actions that make it harder to prove employees’ allegations.

One of the ways in which unlawful workplace discrimination can manifest involves work assignments.

California operates on the basis of at-will employment. What this means is that either an employee or employer can terminate the employment relationship at any time.

Sexual discrimination and harassment have been illegal since the 1960s, as was addressed in the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The California Family Rights Act (CFRA) is a state law that expands protections codified at the federal level by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The FMLA was a groundbreaking piece of legislation when federal lawmakers first passed the Act. The FMLA helps guarantee the right to take unpaid leave in certain circumstances.

California, a beacon of workforce innovation, suffers a glaring disparity in its booming science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) sector: a gender wage gap. Women make as many significant contributions to STEM fields as their male counterparts, but their paychecks do not reflect this.

If you’re dealing with harassment or discrimination at work, you may be considering quitting. Maybe your boss keeps making sexual advances that make you feel uncomfortable.

If your employer lowers your pay rate, it can feel very frustrating and unfair. You took the job because you thought you’d be earning a certain hourly wage or a specific salary. Now that is being changed, but you are likely expected to do the same duties that you agreed to do before.