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Must A Physical Advance Be Sexual To Be Sexual Harassment?

Most people realize that actions like grabbing someone’s genitals, fondling someone’s breast or forcing a kiss on someone’s lips are inherently sexual. But does a physical advance on someone have…

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Scorched Earth Tactics And Retaliation Lawsuits

How badly can an employer want to retaliate against a whistleblower? Apparently, pretty badly, if the $10 million spent defending the wrongful termination claim of a Department of Energy employee…

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Constructive Dismissal: Forced Out By A Hostile Environment

All it takes is the realization that a company is going to put its reputation ahead of the wellbeing of its employees to make a sexually abusive supervisor figure out…

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3 Things You Should Know About Qui Tam Actions

A qui tam action is a type of civil lawsuit brought by a private individual, alleging that an individual or business has been defrauding the government. It’s made possible through…

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Congratulations On Your Pregnancy: You’re Fired!

Most California employers understand that overall productivity and profitability in the workplace tends to soar when workers are in safe environments, offered competitive wages and treated fairly in the workplace.…

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Women Scientists Hope To See Changes Regarding Sexual Harassment

Scientists — especially women scientists — hope that 2017 is the year that things change so that sexual harassment and gender bias among scientists starts to become a relic of…

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Do You Know Your Rights Under Fmla And Cfra?

Taking care of yourself and your family means that you sometimes need to take time off due to serious illness or injury. In other cases, you deserve time to be…

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Whistleblowers Who Make Internal Reports Are Also Protected

Thanks to changes in 2014 to the laws protecting whistleblowers in California, employees who report suspected violations of federal or state laws to their bosses, instead of directly to the…

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Your Protection Against Retaliation Goes On After The Job Ends

For a lot of people, filing a formal discrimination complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or suing an employer for discrimination is often a desperate measure after every other…

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Nurses Often Experience Sexual Harassment From Their Patients

Most people who enter the field of nursing are compassionate individuals who want to help people—so that may make it exceptionally difficult for them to deal with sexual harassment from…

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