Employers in California and around the country with 15 or more workers must abide by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The federal law prohibits workplace discrimination based on national origin, but employers are sometimes uncertain of exactly how far these...
Month: November 2016
Payouts from sexual harassment lawsuits hit 5-year high
California residents may have heard about some of the prominent sexual harassment cases that have been in the news lately. Throughout the presidential campaign, there were allegations of sexual harassment made against a presidential candidate, a former president and...
Judge allows workplace anti-gay discrimination case to proceed
Workers in California and throughout the country with same-sex partners may enjoy additional protection based on a federal judge's ruling in a discrimination case. The case dealt with an employee in the medical field who said that another employee who was his superior...
Wells Fargo ERISA complaint filed in federal court
California residents may already know that Wells Fargo and some of its high-ranking executives now have a third lawsuit against them as a result of unethical practices tied to the bank's consumer and retails divisions. The lawsuit alleges the defendants were aware...
Megyn Kelly memoir contains sexual harassment allegations
California residents may have heard about the sexual harassment allegations that were made against Roger Ailes who is the Fox News' former CEO. When former host Gretchen Carlson accused the man of sexual harassment, another host Megyn Kelly reportedly cooperated with...
