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by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Apr 24, 2018 | Sexual Harassment
Three bills dealing with workplace sexual harassment are under consideration in the California legislature. SB-1343 will update the law that requires workplaces where at least 50 people work to give supervisors sexual harassment training within six months of the...
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Apr 19, 2018 | Sexual Harassment
A former family fun center waitress in another state recently claimed that she was sexually harassed while on the job. The woman has therefore filed a lawsuit against the entertainment business, seeking damages. Likewise, individuals in the Bay Area who experience...
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Apr 19, 2018 | Pregnancy Discrimination
A former barista of Starbucks Corp. in California recently claimed that she was fired because she was pregnant and also because she is black. As a result, she has filed a lawsuit against the coffee shop. Anyone in the Bay Area who feels that she has been a victim of...
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Apr 17, 2018 | Racial Discrimination
Racial discrimination can happen in any workplace. It can surface in blatant ways such as being terminated for no apparent reason other than the color of your skin, or in subtle ways such as not being invited to a gathering with work colleagues. Although such cruel...
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Apr 16, 2018 | Pregnancy Discrimination
Examples of discrimination against parents in workplaces in California and nationwide are not hard to find. Although people might expect the Family Medical Leave Act to provide job protections for pregnancy, birth and caring for family members, the law only applies to...
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Apr 11, 2018 | Workplace Discrimination
The ongoing gender pay gap can have a material impact on women workers in California as well as their entire families. According to the Institute of Women's Policy Research, women earn 80.5 cents for every dollar that men earn at the workplace. April 10 marks Equal...
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Apr 10, 2018 | Workplace Discrimination
California job seekers may be interested to learn that Target has agreed to settle a lawsuit that alleged its employment background check policy discriminates against African-American and Latino applicants. If the deal is approved by a New York federal court, the...
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Apr 4, 2018 | Workplace Discrimination
California tech workers may be interested to learn about a new report that alleges IBM let go 20,000 employees as part of widespread age discrimination. The report says that IBM decided to switch its focus since it was lagging behind competitors, and as part of that...
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Mar 29, 2018 | Workplace Discrimination
Employers in California and around the country are expected to comply with all state and federal civil rights laws, and workers who feel that they have been treated unfairly based on their gender, national origin, religion or race can file complaints with the Equal...
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Mar 27, 2018 | Workplace Discrimination
California employees who identify as transgender may be interested to learn that on March 7, a federal judge ruled that a Detroit funeral home that terminated a funeral director for transitioning violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This decision...
