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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...
Some people in California may be aware that Fox News Channel is facing more accusations of sexual harassment and misconduct. Several years ago, accusations of sexual harassment led to the dismissal of the chairman, Roger Ailes, and one of the network's stars, Bill...
The #MeToo movement has been beneficial in many ways: It has influenced California legislators to adopt more employee-friendly sexual harassment laws, and it has also encouraged more and more women to come forward to speak up about sexual harassment in the workplace,...
Age discrimination in the workplace is illegal under both federal and California law. Some people may think of age discrimination as terminating or refusing to hire an employee because of his or her age, but discrimination can encompass much more than that. Age...
Media sources in California report that the nine-woman group that filed a lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein for sexual harassment and abuse have agreed to settle the case for $19 million. The settlement is expected to be used to create a fund for the benefit of women...
In the course of everyday living, people get dismissed from work. There are different reasons as to why an employer can decide to fire their employees. In California, for example, work is at will. This gives the employer the authority to determine who should be hired...
The Supreme Court recently issued a major decision that will help many California residents. For the first time, LGBTQ employees can know that they are protected on the job from being fired on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity. While many were...
The results of a recent study suggest that more than 75% of female McDonald’s workers in California and around the country have encountered sexual discrimination in the workplace at least once in their careers. Investigators from The Nation magazine came to this...
In California and across the U.S., it is illegal to discriminate against job applicants or employees based on different protected classes. These laws prevent discrimination as it relates to all business operations including advertisements, applications, screening,...