While it is discussed more frequently now than in the past, employees who experience sexual harassment in the workplace may not be aware of the steps they can take to address it. Sexual harassment includes unwanted sexual advances, actions that create an intimidating...
Workplace fairness has come a long way for women over the last couple of decades, but there’s a long way to go. Sure, women are often paid less than their male counterparts, but even receiving decent treatment as a human seems challenging at times for women across...
We’ve spent a lot of time on this blog discussing the implications sexual harassment can have on your career, your reputation, and your finances. But the truth of the matter is that the ramifications of sexual harassment run much deeper than that. Many victims of...
Despite the power of the #MeToo movement, sexual harassment continues to pervade the nooks and crannies of workplace environments. This behavior leaves employees in a difficult position where their job, finances, career prospects, and reputation are put on the line....
When you go to work and carry out your daily duties in California or elsewhere, you have a right to expect a safe and reasonably peaceful working environment. All jobs include a certain amount of stress, which can escalate or decrease by the day, according to...
A new system has been put into place that has been designed to make it easier for state employees in California to report sexual harassment in the workplace. Complaints filed using the system, which has been in development for almost two years, will be investigated by...
When many people hear about workplace sexual harassment, they tend to think of a powerful man mistreating a women who works for him. However, a study has found that even women in powerful positions can be victims of sexual harassment on the job. In fact, women in...
Uber Technologies Inc. has been in the eye of the storm over sexual harassment at technology companies in California. After investigating complaints that began arising in 2017, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced that it fined Uber $4.4 million....
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has announced that a man who complained about sexual harassment at a California fast-food restaurant will be paid $95,000 in damages and back pay. The federal agency filed a lawsuit on the man's behalf against Chipotle...
The definition of sex discrimination has become a significant legal issue in California courts and those across the country. Many federal appeals courts have upheld an understanding of sex discrimination that also prohibits discriminating against LGBT workers on the...