Gender discrimination in the workplace remains a serious problem for women in California and around the country according to a recent survey from the Pew Research Center. The poll of 4,914 American adults was taken in the summer of 2017, before several prominent...
Workplace Discrimination
Transgender professor successful in discrimination case
While California has laws that protect transgender people in the workplace, this is not true in every state. However, in one case, a court awarded a professor $1.1 million after she was denied a promotion and tenure following her transition.The professor at...
Nearly one-third of white-collar workers have disabilities
California readers may be surprised to learn that approximately 30 percent of college-educated, white-collar workers have a federally defined disability of some sort. This information comes from a new study by the Center for Talent Innovation.Despite nearly one-third...
Using indirect evidence in discrimination cases
If a California employee is involved in a workplace discrimination case, there may be strength in numbers. Specifically, people may have better odds of succeeding if it can be shown that others were discriminated against as well. For instance, a minority worker may...
Ageism in the workplace may be difficult to identify
Workplace discrimination in California takes many forms, and ageism is among the hardest to spot. With Baby Boomers working alongside Gen Xers and Millennials in today's workforce, and with complex anti-discrimination rules and regulations on the books, sensitivity to...
Women file discrimination lawsuit against Google in California
Three women have filed a lawsuit in a California court naming tech giant Google as a defendant, claiming a discriminatory pattern of treatment against female employees. They allege, among other things, that Google has systematically paid female workers at lower rates...
EEOC and DOJ take separate stances on workplace discrimination
California residents may remember that the Department of Justice declared in July 2017 that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 doesn't protect against workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation. This was a departure from the views of the Equal...
DOJ claims rights don’t extend to LGBT community
According to the Justice Department, LGBT employees in California and elsewhere are not covered by federal civil rights legislation. The department issued its opinion after a New York skydiving instructor filed a lawsuit claiming that he was terminated for being gay....
Looking for work while being disabled
It can be difficult for some California residents to obtain a job that pays enough to live on. However, it may be even more difficult for those who have a disability, even though employers are required to provide reasonable accommodation for disabled workers under the...
EEOC accuses bank of violating the Equal Pay Act
The 1963 Equal Pay Act requires employers in California and across the country to pay men and women equally when they have equal responsibilities and perform duties that require the same amount of skill, experience and effort. The Equal Employment Opportunity...