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Businesses in California must avoid discrimination in hiring decisions and other aspects of employment. Professionals have protection from discrimination on the basis of their race and religion. The law also forbids discrimination on the basis of national origin,...
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....
California is one of the most diverse states in the U.S., and here in the Los Angeles area, that diversity is apparent throughout our workplaces. State law protects Californians from workplace discrimination based on a multitude of characteristics – from age, race,...
Pregnancy should be a time of joy and anticipation, but for many, it becomes a period of stress and unfair treatment at work. If you have faced discrimination due to pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, there is a path to justice. California law offers...
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...
Nobody deserves harassment or discrimination in the workplace due to their gender, age, religion or other protected status. Unfortunately, every day in California workplaces, people experience various types of unlawful gender discrimination. Being able to recognize...