Most workplace discrimination lawsuits in California require a Department of Fair Employment and Housing investigation. However, these can sometimes be restrictive, or there may be another reason for not wanting to use this process. You can file your own lawsuit for...
Despite laws in California and other states that make discrimination against an employee due to their gender or sexual orientation, statistics indicate that LGBTQ employees face regular discrimination in the workplace. LGBTQ members who are of color report extensive...
Residents of Oakland and other areas of California may want to learn more about the fact that an investigation is not needed before you can file a lawsuit for discrimination. There is another path to take if you feel that there has been discrimination against you at...
California employers are required by federal and state law to make reasonable accommodations for their employees who have certain disabilities. Unfortunately, not all employers do so, leaving the disabled unable to do their jobs correctly and ultimately discriminating...
In California, there are both federal and state laws in place to protect job searchers from discrimination against their disability or perceived disability. Within reason, as defined by the law, employers can't reject a qualifying applicant for requiring minor...
When does age discrimination occur? Many in Oakland would say once a person is over 40 or is nearing retirement. However, recent research shows that such concepts apply to White workers. However, Black workers face age discrimination twice, both when they are young...
California employment laws include statutes that protect undocumented workers in a number of different ways. These include employment laws designed to protect undocumented workers from employment discrimination. Undocumented workers in the state of California...
Californians who have disabilities are protected against workplace discrimination under both the Americans with Disabilities Act and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act. These laws require employers to make reasonable accommodations for disabled employees...
The American Disabilities Act (ADA) and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) are statutes that delineate what qualifies as a disability that warrants reasonable accommodation in the workplace. What is defined as a disability in one law is not...
California and federal laws provide disabled people with certain protections at work. Many workers know that an employer must make reasonable accommodations for an employee who develops a partial disability but is still able to perform their job duties. For instance,...