While most California businesses do not actively try to discriminate against older workers, ageism can be particularly difficult to spot for those who are not being discriminated against. Regardless, ageism can be a major issue for employees as it can cause workers to...
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Workers continue to face racial discrimination on the job
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Sep 22, 2017 | Racial Discrimination
Employment discrimination isn't a thing of the past for black and Latino workers in California and throughout the United States. Research has shown that these minority groups continue to face unfair and inequitable circumstances in the workplace that can seem...
Sexual harassment in California federal workplaces
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Sep 14, 2017 | Sexual Harassment
Federal workers around the country are less likely to encounter sexual harassment in the workplace today than they were in the past according to the results of a survey by the Merit Systems Protection Board, but the quasi-judicial independent agency found that...
LGBTQ group petitions Supreme Court about workplace rights
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Sep 13, 2017 | Workplace Discrimination
California has been an epicenter for the development of rights for gay, lesbian, and transgender people. Lambda Legal, a group that advocates for LGBTQ rights, has partnered with the Stanford Supreme Court Litigation Clinic to petition the Supreme Court of the United...
Physical therapists report high rates of sexual harassment
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Sep 7, 2017 | Sexual Harassment
Physical therapists in California may be likely to face sexual harassment from their patients. In a study that surveyed nearly 900 physical therapists and students, 84 percent reported sexual harassment at work, and nearly half said they had experienced it in the past...
Ann Taylor settles California wage and hour suit for $3.5 million
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Sep 6, 2017 | Wage And Hour Violations
A retail job is hard work. Anyone who works in a national chain store like Target or Walmart, a local family-owned shop, or anything in between knows that it frequently involves long hours on your feet helping customers, restocking shelves or other duties. As the...
State senator to introduce tech industry anti-harassment bill
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Aug 31, 2017 | Workplace Discrimination
On Aug. 17, a California state senator announced her intention to introduce legislation aimed at reducing sexual harassment between investors and entrepreneurs. Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson said she would work with the tech industry in hopes of pushing for the bill's...
Revised whistleblower complaint form is online
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Aug 30, 2017 | Whistleblowers
California workers who are contemplating blowing the whistle on the misdeeds of their employers may be interested to learn of a revised reporting form from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. It allows whistleblowers to report their complaints with the...
Women say they left Google due to racism and sexism
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Aug 21, 2017 | Racial Discrimination, Sexual Harassment
Google has fired a male employee for writing a memo claiming that women are inherently less qualified to be engineers than men. Since that incident, women of color have begun speaking out about other incidents of alleged racial and sexual discrimination at the...
Whistleblower protections in California
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Aug 17, 2017 | Whistleblowers
Have you ever witnessed your manager or someone else at your workplace breaking the law? Did you try to report it to someone, only to have your concerns waved off or covered up? If so, the law is on your side.California law provides several protections for...
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