Many workers are hired on an at-will basis, meaning they have no contract and can be fired -- or can quit -- without a reason. This can't be done illegally, of course, meaning that workers can't be fired based on ethnicity, gender, or other protected classes. However,...
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Month: February 2017
Do you have free speech on the job?
You get fired, and you think it was because of something you said on the job. As such, you instantly think it's a wrongful termination. After all, doesn't the First Amendment to the Constitution give you the right to free speech, automatically protecting you from...
Could an office romance start a sexual harassment investigation?
Office romances may be considered taboo by some, but they're actually very common. One study found that 40 percent of workers said they'd had some sort of a romantic relationship in the office, and it found that about 33 percent of these relationships ended in...
Federal California lawsuit spotlights multiple harassment claims
It wasn't like officials from two companies now involved as defendants in a sexual harassment lawsuit lacked requisite notice that an employee was feared by many female subordinates that he supervised -- and allegedly physically and verbally abused -- on a long-term...
What is implicit bias, and is it affecting your career?
Implicit bias occurs when a person explicitly claims to support anti-discrimination endeavors and discourage any form of stereotyping, yet he or she ends up making biased decisions unconsciously. A recent and worrisome discovery by scientists reveals that humans have...
Will changes to the employment discrimination rule affect you?
California has a long history of supporting workers' rights, but could the rest of the nation be catching up? If you believe that an employer discriminated against you because of your national origin during or after the hiring process, then an evolving governmental...
Study shows women’s employment is more impacted by harassment
It is fair to note that both men and women can be the targets of sexual harassment in the workplace. It's naturally unfair to assume that only one gender would be targeted, and every employee -- regardless of gender, age, race or any other factor -- deserves the same...