The San Francisco-based Intel Corporation settled with the U.S. Department of Labor earlier this week. They agreed to pay a $5 million settlement for having allowed a select group of their workers to discriminate against its Hispanic, African-American and female...
Ready To Fight For Your Rights And Interests
Discrimination
Are you aware of these signs of age discrimination?
As you age, you may have concerns about discrimination at work. This is particularly true if your employer has shown the tendency to hire younger workers for your position in the not-too-distant past. While there are many potential signs of age discrimination, these...
How unconscious bias works
In some cases, discrimination in the workplace is driven by very deliberate bias. A person clearly feels like others of a certain ethnicity, age, gender or religion are less important than others and acts against them. However, workplace discrimination is not legal,...
Workplace discrimination: Collect evidence to protect yourself
If you believe you're the victim of workplace discrimination, it's important to collect as much evidence as possible. While this isn't always easy, doing so will put you in a better position to take action against your former employer in the future. Here are some of...
Are you the victim of ‘hair discrimination?’
Should employers have the right to tell employees how they can wear their hair, assuming that their hairstyle has no impact on anyone's health or safety? On what basis should anyone decide what hairstyles are appropriate and inappropriate for any particular workplace?...
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is sued once again
A woman, who worked for San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) for nine years, filed a discrimination lawsuit against her former employer on April 18. In her filing, she chronicled how she was overlooked for promotions and later publicly demoted during...
Concerning facts about religious discrimination
Religious discrimination is as old as religion itself, and modern countries like the United States have taken steps to make it illegal, but it continues to happen. Workers may face discrimination on the job that leads to constant harassment, wrongful termination,...
4 workers sue AC Transit for pregnancy discrimination
A lawsuit was filed against the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) on April 8. In that filing, four of the bus company's employees announced that they were suing their employer for pregnancy discrimination. Their lawsuit, which was filed with the...
Study exposes issues with breastfeeding discrimination
For many mothers, breastfeeding is the only way they want to feed their children. Unfortunately, reports have found that they face a lot of discrimination over this decision. The study was carried out at the University of California's Hastings College of Law and then...
How to file a discrimination complaint with your HR department
Despite the many federal and state laws in place to protect against it, discrimination in the workplace remains a major problem. This can appear in any company, regardless of size, location or industry. As an employee, you should always keep your eyes out for...