You can’t file a lawsuit that will be potentially successful simply because your employer let you go. In many cases, this is true regardless of why your employer let you…
Most of the time, we talk about the important of not classifying employees in the workplace along lines according to race, gender, age, sex or nationality. But there is one…
You’ve found shady practices at your company — things that you think break the law or cause unfair treatment for employees that could violate federal discrimination or safety regulations. The…
While sexual harassment might seem like a straightforward scenario — particularly if you are the victim — that isn’t always the case in court. Sexual harassment can be broken into…
You are protected from a hostile workplace in certain conditions. Your employer must take action to protect you from sexual harassment or address sexual harassment in the workplace. Discrimination is…
The rights you have in the workplace can be a gray area, and the information you might get from family and friends isn’t always correct. For example, you don’t always…
California and federal law provide protection for whistleblowers. Protections include the fact that employers cannot move to prevent whistleblowing or retaliate against someone who has done so. But what is…
A man has filed a lawsuit against Trader Joe’s, alleging that he was fired in retaliation for complaining about possible sexual harassment. In this case, the harassment was in the…
Your employer has a right to discipline you for poor work performance or attendance, up to and including termination. Usually, this type of action requires a lot of paperwork and…
An HBO movie called Confirmation, which relays the events around Clarence Thomas being confirmed as a Supreme Court justice, is raising new questions about sexual harassment and how the culture…