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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…

Gender Discrimination: Know the Law and Your Rights

Ways Your Employer Could Be Discriminating Against You Based On Your Gender Although it has been illegal to discriminate against a person based on their sex or gender for decades, this continues to be a big problem for employees. Sex or gender discrimination occurs when…

Employer-Provided Leave and Reasonable Accommodation Rights

Your Right To Reasonable Accommodation Of Your Disability In Relation To Leave Time Provided By Your Employer The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) make it illegal to discriminate against people based on a disability both as…

Do You Have a Claim for Language Discrimination Under FEHA?

Language Discrimination In Employment: Know Your Rights With California’s diverse immigrant population, language discrimination can be a barrier to employees obtaining and retaining jobs they are qualified for. This can cause a huge financial toll on their families when they lose job opportunities and wages. Those who encounter…

Employer and Supervisor Liability for Sexual Harassment

You May Have A Claim For Sexual Harassment Against Your Employer—And Your Supervisor—Under FEHA If you were the victim of sexual harassment by your supervisor at your workplace, you may be able to sue more parties than you think for the compensation you deserve. Why…

FEHA’s New Regulations Aim to Prevent Discrimination

FEHA’s New Amendments Require Employers To Create An Anti-Discrimination Policy California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) already provides employees with more protections againstdiscrimination in the workplacethan federal laws. These include applying to any employer who employs at least five employees and not having a…

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