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Being hired as part of a diversity initiative can be an opportunity -- but for many employees of color, it quickly turns into a burden. They are labeled as the “diversity hire,” a term that reduces their qualifications and reinforces harmful stereotypes. While...
Marital status may not seem like something that should affect someone's job, but it happens more often than many realize. Whether single, married, divorced or widowed, employees sometimes find that their relationship status influences how they are treated at work....
Workplace marital status discrimination occurs when an applicant or employee is treated unfavorably because of their marital status – whether they are single, married, divorced or widowed. In California, where employee rights are stringently protected, marital status...
Discrimination does not limit itself to people's age, color, gender or disability; work applicants also encounter unfair treatment because they are single, married, divorced or have plans to marry. Unless it is done for a legitimate business purpose, an employer...
It is unfortunate how prominent discrimination still is in the workplace even after all of the strides forward that have been made for employee rights in California. Although obvious displays of discrimination are no longer as common, discrimination still takes place...
The idea of workplace discrimination within the male-female gender binary is nothing new. Many organizations are now familiar with the important role that this type of diversity plays in society — and in the success of a business. However, companies still discriminate...
Many employers these days mistreat their employees and think they can get away with it. These abusers are generally afraid because they know they have done something wrong and their employees are legally entitled to sue them. This is particularly true for companies engaged in illegal activity. If you have been mistreated at work, you should contact a California workplace…