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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...
Study: Discrimination Policies Poorly Communicated
on Jan 24, 2008 in Discrimination Harassment California Employment Law Employee Handbooks Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment A timely study by the Institute for Corporate Productivity (I4CP) that was released on Tuesday finds that the vast majority of corporations have some sort of formal anti-discrimination policy. However, failure to adequately communicate such policies...
Family Status Discrimination Series
on Apr 15, 2008 in Discrimination Harassment Medical Leaves California Employment Law Family Medical Leave Family Status Discrimination Gender Discrimination Hostile Work Environment Marital Status Discrimination Pregnancy Discrimination One employment law claim that has been quickly becoming more popular these days is "family status discrimination". That is, discriminating against someone based on their familial obligations or simply because they have a family in the first place. W...
“Moral” Stereotyping as Family Status Discrimination
on May 2, 2008 in Discrimination California Employment Law Family Status Discrimination Gender Discrimination Harassment Hostile Work Environment Marital Status Discrimination Medical Leave Discrimination Pregnancy Discrimination Wrongful Termination This is my second post in our multi-part series on "family status" discrimination, which is becoming more and more common under both federal and state law. There are many ways family status discrimination can happen in the workplace, some of which a...