California residents might be amused that an emoji has been selected as the 2015 Oxford Dictionaries word of the year. However, the extensive use of emojis in electronic communications is probably no surprise. As this communication feature has pervaded personal...
Sexual Harassment
Protecting Latina women and other vulnerable low-wage workers
The prevalence of anti-immigrant rhetoric has created a potentially hostile work environment for many low-wage Latino women in California and around the country. Rhetoric that portrays immigrants as unwanted and unworthy creates an atmosphere where exploitation...
Restaurant working conditions and sexual harassment
California restaurant employees who receive tips have a definite advantage over their counterparts in many states due to the fact that they receive the same minimum wage as non-tipped employees. Many states allow a federally-approved base wage of $2.13 for tipped...
EMS workers respond to sexual harassment
Due to the close proximity that California EMS workers have while working, sexual harassment claims in this field are not uncommon. Knowing how to respond appropriately to this type of behavior in the workplace helps employees resolve issues faster so that they can...
Former college softball coach accused of sexual harassment
California student athletes may be interested to learn that, on Oct. 2, three members of the softball team at Nyack College in New York filed a lawsuit against the school. They claimed that the college did not protect them from sexual harassment by a former coach. The...
Quid pro quo and sexual harassment claims
California employees have the right to work in an environment that is free from sexual harassment. People do not need to work in a hostile work environment where they are subjected to unwanted sexual advances, sexual assault or other unwanted sexually explicit...
How common are sexual assaults in the workplace?
California residents may not expect the best treatment when they go to work. They often understand that their jobs can be physically, emotionally and mentally taxing. Simply put, people know that they are at their place of employment to work. But while people expect...
With our help, prevent a hostile work environment
California workers have certain rights when it comes to the workplace. These rights help to make sure that workers are not subject to discriminatory treatment while at work. They also help to protect people against other illegal or unwanted behavior. In particular,...
Is sexual harassment training required in California?
Recently, this blog highlighted the story of a California executive who was fired for allegedly sexually harassing employees. In that case, the former chief executive officer of American Apparel was accused of having inappropriate relationships with several employees,...
California CEO fired after sexual harassment claims
Being subjected to sexual harassment in the workplace can be very damaging to an employee. The employee may have to go to work while dealing with the shame, embarrassment and fear that sexual harassment can create. Some employees may have no idea how to react to...