Discrimination

When people think about someone who perpetuates racial discrimination, they often assume that those actions are intentional. They imagine someone who consciously wants to use their position to discriminate against another, based on race. This is something that...

A hostile work environment is one in which you feel uncomfortable and unsafe. You may not feel comfortable with how a coworker invades your personal space or be upset about someone harassing a colleague. It is your right to work in an environment free of hostilities....

Unfortunately, bullying doesn't stop when you graduate from high school. It certainly extends to the workplace, and many people have experienced having a co-worker, a supervisor or even an employer act like a bully to them on the job. This can also take the form of...

Discrimination of any sort in the workplace isn’t acceptable. For many people, discrimination comes because of something they don’t have any control over. This is the case when a person is facing racial discrimination because they can’t control their race.  While some...

Numerous laws at both the federal and state levels protect workers from discrimination. An employer should not base their decisions about your career on your age, your religion, your sex or other protected characteristics, like medical conditions.  Unfortunately,...

Workers get judged based on factors outside of their control all of the time. Employers discriminate based on appearance, sex and race, among other factors. Even if the company itself has a policy against discrimination, individual prejudices often rear their heads...

When attempting to fill a vacant position, the human resources team will likely explore all avenues of marketing to cast a wide net. Unfortunately, the language used, and the type of ad could ultimately result in discriminatory hiring practices. In the last two...

In recent years, organizations have trended toward hiring practices that were designed to fill vacant spots with individuals who would be a good fit for the business. “Culture fit” became a buzzword that meant a particular candidate was a match for the environment,...

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, known informally as the EEOC, received 67,448 workplace discrimination charges throughout the year 2020. Through these complaints, the EEOC secured $439.2 million for victims of discrimination in California and other states...

How each of us wears our hair is based on a combination of our hair type and personal taste. It has nothing to do with our job skills or abilities in most lines of work. Yet, for Black workers in Los Angeles, their hairstyles are often the subject of scrutiny,...