Workers with disabling medical conditions can often maintain gainful employment so long as the companies that employ them agree to offer them reasonable accommodations. Federal laws prohibit employers from discriminating against workers with disabling medical...
Year: 2022
Why don’t people report workplace harassment?
In some cases, when sexual harassment is reported, people ask why it wasn’t reported earlier. Maybe it comes out that a person was harassed on the job a year or two ago. Why didn’t they report it right away? In fact, some people will try to use this fact to minimize...
What if your boss says you shouldn’t have worked overtime?
You’re the only one left at work one evening, at the end of the day, and there are still some tasks to get done. You believe that your boss would be frustrated if they came in the next day and found out that no one had accomplished these tasks. Once you go over your...
Is it harassment if a co-worker asks you out?
Your office doesn’t have a policy saying that employees cannot date each other, and so one of your coworkers asked you if you’d like to go on a date. Perhaps you saw it coming in advance, or maybe it took me by surprise. Either way, what you’re wondering is this: Is...
Why an efficient HR department is so important
The structure and hierarchy of companies can be complex, particularly in larger organizations. Employees with different roles and contractual terms have to be managed, and this is where the Human Resources (HR) department comes in. The HR department of your company...
Are you being harassed online by a co-worker?
Social media makes it easy for users to follow their friends' accounts, people their friends know or people they may know but don’t follow yet. One such way companies do this is by tracking user locations and matching them up with other users around them through...
What is workplace retaliation?
Many laws protect employees from discrimination and harassment in their workplace. When these laws are broken, typically, the offenders face some kind of repercussion, such as termination or legal fines. As a result of a discrimination or harassment claim, employers...
Can an employer prevent you from praying?
California is a diverse state and one that generally prides itself on being welcoming to people of all backgrounds. The majority of workplaces also do their best to try and assert the same standards. Sadly, there are occasions where workplaces fail in this regard....
I’ve been sexually harassed at work. What should I do?
Employers have a duty to create and maintain a work environment that is devoid of all forms of harassment, including workplace harassment. Consequently, California and federal laws require employers to respond to any complaints of sexual harassment at work. If you...
I’m a victim of wage discrimination: What do I do?
When you leave each day for work, you do your best – and you expect your employer to pay you fairly. However, it’s not uncommon for employers to subject their employees to wage discrimination. Wage discrimination happens when you are paid less than your team members...