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by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | May 8, 2017 | Sexual Harassment
Workers in California and around the country are protected from sexual harassment in the workplace by Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and the courts have recognized various types of this kind of harassment. Quid-pro-quo- sexual harassment takes place when...
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Apr 25, 2017 | Sexual Harassment
Although 98 percent of businesses have policies in place against sexual harassment and more than two-thirds of companies provide training aimed at recognizing and discouraging this behavior, there is evidence that the problem has not significantly improved over the...
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Apr 10, 2017 | Workplace Discrimination
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...
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Mar 31, 2017 | Workplace Discrimination
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...
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Mar 17, 2017 | Sexual Harassment
California employees may be interested in learning that the discrimination claims that were filed against Sterling Jewelry Co. have developed into a class-action lawsuit. The claims are all centered around the management and the work culture they developed that was...
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Mar 2, 2017 | Sexual Harassment
Diamonds might be called a girl's best friend, but 1,300 pages of sworn testimony from a class-action arbitration case against Sterling Jewelers Inc. allege that female employees experienced widespread sexual harassment. The company operates jewelry stores in malls...
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Feb 14, 2017 | Sexual Harassment
A lawsuit has been filed against Dollar General Stores, the fast-growing discount retailer that has more than 13,000 store locations in 43 states including California. According to the lawsuit, which was filed by the United States Equal Employment Opportunity...
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Feb 1, 2017 | Workplace Discrimination
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...
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Jan 3, 2017 | Sexual Harassment
Employers in California have a duty to protect their employees from workplace sexual harassment, no matter who is doing the harassing. Unwanted sexual comments or touching often come from supervisors or coworkers, but inappropriate behavior could also come from...
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Dec 22, 2016 | Workplace Discrimination
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...
