City of LA Ordered to Pay $3.3M in Discrimination Case
A City of Los Angeles’ Recreation and Parks Department grounds keeping supervisor rounded up 30 of his workers inside a city-run basketball gym to give them a what was intended to be a positive pep rally, but what it apparently turned into was something quite...
EEOC Sues 2 Healthcare Facilities for Sex Discrimination
You know you’re embroiled in a heated lawsuit, when the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission picks a battle with you. This unfortunate occurrence seems to be the case with two Nevada businesses – Health Center Inc. and Ultracare Las Vegas – with the EEOC claiming...
How to Document Workplace Discrimination to Preserve a Future Claim
When you have been the subject of any type of discrimination at work, recording the incident and preserving any associated evidence can be the key to protecting yourself – and safeguarding any future discrimination claim you may want to pursue. Revealing the specific...
California Workplace Sexual Harassment Study Announced by New DFEH Task Force
Building on the work of the EEOC, authorities at the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) have recently announced that they have developed a new task force to evaluate the incidence of workplace sexual harassment in California. Officially known...
New Guidance Documents from EEOC Clarify Leave Rights for Disabled Workers
Looking to reverse recent spikes in federal disability discrimination claims, authorities with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have just released a new “resource document” to clarify disabled employees’ rights to reasonable accommodation and...
New FEHA Amendments Take Effect: What California Workers Need to Know
For decades, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) has prohibited workplace discrimination and harassment in California. Among the latest update to this Act are a series of amendments that took effect last month. Because these new amendments impact...