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Congress Tries to Legalize “English Only” Workplace Policies
on Nov 19, 2007 in Discrimination Policy : Legislation California Employment Law Hostile Work Environment National Origin Discrimination Race Discrimination According to an article in today's Los Angeles Times, Congressional Republicans are pushing to amend federal anti-discrimination laws to do away with the provision that prohibits employers from requiring employees to only speak English at work. Curr...
Sometimes the "Decider" is Wrong
on Jan 11, 2008 in Discrimination Harassment Policy : Opinion California Employment Law Cases Gender Discrimination Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Let me first say that I rarely disagree with decisions by California state or federal appellate courts (at least those I am not personally involved in and therefore biased against). However, I occasionally come across a case where I just think the co...
Ron Paul on Employee Rights (Part 1): Sexual Harassment-What’s the Big Deal?
on Jan 14, 2008 in Discrimination Harassment Policy : Opinion California Employment Law Gender Discrimination News Sexual Harassment I have tried to tune out most of the political primary hysteria because I (1) made up my mind about who I would be supporting in the election long ago and (2) I live in California, so my opinion is not really that important at this stage. Today I ha...
Ron Paul on Employee Rights (Part 1): Sexual Harassment-What's the Big Deal?
on Jan 15, 2008 in Discrimination Harassment Policy : Opinion California Employment Law Gender Discrimination News Sexual Harassment I have tried to tune out most of the political primary hysteria because I (1) made up my mind about who I would be supporting in the election long ago and (2) I live in California, so my opinion is not really that important at this stage. Today I ha...
Employers Must At Least TRY To Accommodate Disabled Employees
on Jan 14, 2008 in Discrimination California Employment Law Cases Disability Discrimination Reasonable Accommodation In the United States, employers must actively engage in an "interactive process" with disabled employees to try and find a "reasonable accommodation" for their disability, even if no such accommodation actually exists. What is an "Interactive Process...