The Various Instances Employers Commit Whistleblower Violations

Image Source: http://www.kpaonline.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/whistleblower-small.jpg Not all employees are able to stand up for themselves and for other co-workers, especially in matters that concern their employers committing certain activities that are deemed illegal or in violation of any prevailing federal or state laws. It’s...

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Giving Hardworking Employees What They Deserve

For most, if not all of the people with disabilities, finding something to do and keep them preoccupied is such a big challenge. Given their disabilities, these people would want to be able to contribute something their home or society rather than just being there and how difficult is it more for these people to find sources of livelihood....

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Yes We Can: Continuing Cesar Chavez’s Legacy

Everybody knew about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his great contribution to help realize the drafting and implementing of laws for civil rights and put a stop to workplace discrimination(read more). That is why MLK has been getting much praise and accolades. Sadly though, not a lot of people know about Cesar Chavez who celebrates his birthday...

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Christian Charity Group Turns Its Back on Gender Equality in the Workplace

  The Roman Catholic Church is indeed changing its ways. Under the stewardship of Pope Francis, the usually conservative church is now rethinking its principles, especially on how they see same-sex unions. As confirmed by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the pontiff expressed the intention to stop quickly condemning people involved in same sex marriages....

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Growing Up to Race Inequality

  In this day and age, people can easily dismiss that racial discrimination is a thing of the past. That it does not exist. That laws and time has healed all the wounds have put an end to the useless discrimination of minorities. Yes, there may be laws made to try put an end to all of these hate. Campaigns may have been mounted and popular...

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Some of the Pending Private Sector Employment Bills in California

Image Source: http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltfevjtSvA1qfraiz.jpg California’s laws on private sector employment obviously start out as bills, which are sponsored and introduced by the men and women within the state’s Assembly and Senate. A lot of things happen when they get introduced; they either get shelved or get heard and voted amongst...

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Various Accommodations California Employers Must Provide for Employees with Obesity

The American Medical Association (AMA) officially announced last year that obesity is a disease. As such, employees with the said condition are likewise protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Although before, obesity is only considered a disability if it is a result of an underlying health condition like diabetes; otherwise,...

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Everything You Need To Know About the Different Minimum Wage Laws Implemented in the Country

  Image Source: http://www.stateandfederalposter.com/v/vspfiles/assets/images/minimum_wage_laws_states_map_wg.jpg Thinking about the many expenses that you have to cover every day? Worried about how you will be able to make both ends meet to get your family its daily needs? Well you are not alone as millions of Americans are facing the...

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California’s Minimum Wage Increase Met with Various Opinions

 Image Source: http://roseinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/minimum-wage.jpg   Everyone in the State of California is waiting on the upcoming incremental increase in their state minimum wage. The passage of Administrative Bill 10 last year provided for a yearly wage increase up to 2016, wherein the current per-hour rate of $8.00...

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Things You Need to Do as a Victim of Workplace Sexual Harassment

  Sexual harassment in the workplace is still a lingering issue not only in California, but in the whole country. It is commonly associated with unwelcome advances that are sexual in nature, which are usually done verbally or physically. However, that is not always the case, as sexual harassment may also involve remarks that discriminate...

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California Age Discrimination: Ways to Prove It and Important Steps to Take

  It is never a good thing to discriminate an employee on account of his or her age. To begin with, it is not allowed under prevailing employment laws such as the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) to deliberately harass and/or subject a senior employee age 40 years or older...

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Employer Training to Prevent Sexual Harassment in California Workplaces

 Employment harassment is prohibited under the California statute, the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Every form of harassment is illegal, from sexual harassment, gender harassment, and all other forms of harassment based on the protected characteristics defined by the said law. Not only do covered employers have to avoid harassment...

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10 Former Contestants Sue American Idol, Seeks $25M Each

“American Idol” has been sued a lot of times before, albeit the lawsuits it faced don’t considerably amount to around a million or so. However, entertainment website TMZ.com reported recently that the TV show is facing another lawsuit filed by 10 of its former contestants from various seasons, all of whom are African-Americans. Apparently, they are claiming that they were eliminated from the singing competition due to a racist ratings scheme, in which, according to TMZ, they were “unjustly booted because of their race.” Aside from the plaintiffs...

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