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Sexual Orientation Discrimination in the Workplace

California Law Prohibits Employers From Discriminating Against Employees Based On Sexual Orientation It has been illegal for employers to discriminate against applicants and employees based on sexual orientation since 2000—the year the Fair Employment andHousing Act (FEHA) was amended to prohibit it.This amendment also provides…

Mistakes To Avoid in a Sexual Harassment Case​

Maximize The Likelihood Of Success In Your Sexual Harassment Case By Not Making These Mistakes If you are the victim of sexual harassment at your job, you deserve to receive compensation for the financial and emotional toll the illegal actions have taken on you and…

How Employers May Violate Wage and Hour Laws

Common Issues Involved In Wage And Hour Disputes Most people don’t expect to be involved in a wage and hour dispute with the company they work for. However, it’s not unusual for employers to violate wage and hour laws, especially for contract work or jobs…

Makeup Time and Comp Time In California

Makeup Time And Comp Time In California Makeup time and comp time, also called “compensating time off” give employees who are entitled to overtime (“non-exempt” employees) flexibility so that they can attend to personal matters without using vacation time, and under certain circumstances, allow employees…

LGBT Discrimination In California

Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity Discrimination In California California’s anti-discrimination laws offer far more protection to employees than the federal laws currently do. This is particularly true in the area of LGBT rights, as California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act, known as “the FEHA,” protects…

How Can the Age Discrimination in Employment Act Protect Me

Protections Under The ADEA Are Different Than Other Anti-Discrimination Laws If you are an older worker, you might have seen yourself passed over for promotion in favor of younger workers or found it more difficult to find a new job if you were laid off from…

How FEHA National Origin Discrimination Law Protects You

California’s FEHA Gives You Important Protections Against National Origin Discrimination At Your Job Although it is illegal to discriminate against employees based on their national origin, this continues to be a problem at California workplaces. It probably should not be a surprise, since California has…

Equal Pay for Equal Work: California’s Equal Pay Law

Equal Pay For Equal Work: California’s Equal Pay Law According to official findings by the California Legislature, in 2014, the gender wage gap in California was $0.16 on the dollar. In other words, for every dollar a man earned, a woman earned only $0.84. The…

Genetic Discrimination at Work

FEHA’s Genetic Anti-Discrimination Law Gives You More Protection At Work Than Federal Laws On January 1, 2012, the California Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (CalGINA) took effect in California to ban genetic discrimination in employment, housing, mortgage lending, education, and public accommodations. It is an amendment…

Employment Rights for Transgender Employees Under FEHA

If You Are A Transgender Employee, The FEHA Has You Covered Transgender people often feel discriminated against in many areas of their lives—including their jobs. However, on January 2, 2004, California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) was amended to prohibit employment discrimination based on…

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