Workplace Discrimination

California residents who are at or over the age of 40 are protected from age discrimination in employment by federal law. However, according to data from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, age discrimination claims have remained high. They peaked in 2008 at...

Most Californians likely understand that it is illegal for employers to discriminate against workers who are members of protected classes or who have engaged in protected activities. When employers discriminate and the workers file discrimination claims, the employers...

If a California job seeker over the age of 40 does not get a position that he or she applied for, it could be the result of discrimination. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act makes it illegal to discriminate against a worker over the age of 40 based on his or...

A study conducted by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco found that four out of five female physicians had experienced discrimination at work. Researchers asked members of an online community called the Physicians Moms Group about their mental...

California workers who are thinking about filing a discrimination lawsuit against an employer may want to know more about the "after-acquired evidence" defense. As the name implies, after-acquired evidence is information that an employer discovers about an employee...

While California employees already enjoy protection from workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, this is not the case in every state. However, on April 4, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit became the first full federal appeals court to...

A study led by an economist at the University of California, Irvine, has found employers may be discriminating against older individuals who are applying for jobs. The researchers sent out 40,000 resumes applying for actual jobs. The resumes that were sent out were...

Some California residents who are concerned about workplace discrimination have interpreted the removal of content about lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender people from federal websites since the inauguration of President Trump as worrisome. The director of Human...

The H1-B visa program allows employers in California and around the country to hire foreign individuals who possess skills or qualifications that Americans workers lack. Some labor advocates say that large U.S. and international companies are using such programs to...

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission safeguards the right of most Illinois residents to work free of discrimination against them because of their nation of origin. A memorandum from the EEOC provides a wide variety of examples and illustrative situations that...