Recent Blog Posts
Do you Know What Activities Constitute Sexual Harassment in the Workplace?
Many employers believe that sexual harassment has to involve coercing an employee physically, verbally or otherwise to have sexual relations with him or her. However, that is just one action that could lead to a legal action against your workplace. The majority of sexual harassment complaints that are filed in California, have to do… Read More »
Employees Have Strong Legal Protection against Retaliation
When an employee files a complaint about sexual harassment or discrimination against your workplace, the law provides him or her strong legal protection against any retaliatory actions against him or her by your company. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission absolutely prohibits any employer from retaliating against an employee who has complained about sexual harassment,… Read More »
How to Deal with Office Romances
Love does make the world go around, but if that love is blooming in your office, it could actually drag your company into the courtroom. Office romances are extremely tricky, and many employers fail to treat these with the seriousness they deserve. Romantic relationships in the office are far more common than employers realize…. Read More »
Employers Must Address Potential for Age Discrimination in the Workplace
Age bias-related employment is one of the fastest-growing areas of employment litigation. As more senior persons rejoin the workforce, or continue to stay in their jobs because of the depressed economy and delayed retirements, the potential for such lawsuits increases. Not a week goes by without some sort of age discrimination news making it… Read More »
The Importance Of Solid Hosting
Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, looked up one of the more obscure Latin words, consectetur, from a Lorem Ipsum… Read More »
How to Handle Discrimination Complaints in the Workplace
Employers who receive complaints about workplace harassment or discrimination tend to panic. The litigation climate is volatile these days, and there are lawsuits being filed regularly alleging discrimination and harassment. Such litigation can be very expensive, not to mention bad PR for your business. Many of these complaints can be handled very well right… Read More »
What Factors are Necessary for a Successful Racial Discrimination Complaint?
Race-based discrimination complaints are not frequent as they used to be, but the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission continues to file several of these complaints every year. Many employers have been able to understand and grasp the basics of diversity and inclusive workplaces, and now understand that small and innocuous action, may be interpreted as… Read More »
Addressing Job-Related Discrimination Complaints by Women
Gender-based workplace discrimination is a primary factor driving lawsuits in the United States. As more women join the workforce, and work in jobs that could also have been performed by males, the potential for misunderstandings and conflict can increase. Smart employers need to address the very specific concerns that many women have about workplaces… Read More »
EEOC’s Updated Workplace Religious Dress Guidelines
An increasing number of religion-based workplace discrimination lawsuits have spurred the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission into action. The Commission has issued new guidelines on religious dress in the workplace, in deference to much confusion and misinterpretation of the current rules. Last year, a federal judge ruled that retailer Abercrombie and Fitch wrongfully dismissed a… Read More »
Establishing a Safe Internship Program
In recent years, workplace exploitation, discrimination and other concerns involving interns have been pushed into the spotlight. Unpaid interns may not have the same protections as the current employees in your workplace do, but that situation could change soon. Across the country, there are moves to grant more protections for interns, similar to those… Read More »
