We report an uptick in the number of religious discrimination cases in California. An interesting settlement this past week personifies the type of narrow minded and outdated policies that someRead MoreWeekly Recap: Religious Discrimination Uptick Exemplified by $260,000 Settlement by Shipping and Trucking Company to Sikh Workers and $175,000 Settlement for Racial Discrimination of San Diego Cop
California Law Protects Employees Against Unlawful Retaliation
Say you complain to your supervisor that another co-worker is harassing you or that you are not getting adequate accommodations. The next day or next week your supervisor writes youRead MoreCalifornia Law Protects Employees Against Unlawful Retaliation
Mocking Employees Places Wal-Mart in Hot Water After Charges of Disability Discrimination
An interesting case this week charges Wal-Mart with failing to prevent a hostile work environment and disability discrimination. The former employee was a disabled forty-seven year old with cerebral palsyRead MoreMocking Employees Places Wal-Mart in Hot Water After Charges of Disability Discrimination
Age and Disability Discrimination in the Entertainment Industry
A California court this week heard arguments in a case by a former “The Young and the Restless” star who claims she was retaliated against. The Complaint’s main allegation isRead MoreAge and Disability Discrimination in the Entertainment Industry
New Updates on Accommodation, Retaliation, and California’s Family Rights Act
In this segment of ‘Weekly Employee Rights Update’, we aim to provide our employee subscribers with timely educational information from recent cases and laws. New Workplace Protection to Employees RequestingRead MoreNew Updates on Accommodation, Retaliation, and California’s Family Rights Act
Danz’ Weekly Five Employee Rights Update
In this segment of Danz’ ‘Weekly Five Employee Rights Update’, we aim to provide our subscribers with a healthy dose of educational and timely information from recent cases and newRead MoreDanz’ Weekly Five Employee Rights Update
Nurse’s Reasonable Accommodation: Example of Workplace Discrimination
Recently, a court held that an employer must be fully responsive to a disabled employee’s accommodation request when the request is for reassignment or risk workplace discrimination. The decision allowedRead MoreNurse’s Reasonable Accommodation: Example of Workplace Discrimination
Have You Been Discriminated Against By Your Employer Due to Your Pregnancy? U.S. Supreme Court is Currently Debating a Case with Enormous Consequences to Pregnancy Discrimination in the Workplace
The main federal law protecting expecting parents is the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (“PDA”). Enforced by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, PDA prohibits discrimination based on pregnancy, childbirth, or aRead MoreHave You Been Discriminated Against By Your Employer Due to Your Pregnancy? U.S. Supreme Court is Currently Debating a Case with Enormous Consequences to Pregnancy Discrimination in the Workplace