Comments about your hair may be racial discrimination
Racial discrimination can take many forms at work. While some are blatant, most people know that specific comments or actions could land them in severe trouble. Therefore, much racial discrimination takes a more subtle form. It could be due to...
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California employees are protected from harassment
If you are an employee in California, you should be aware that California laws are some of the most protective in the country when it comes to employees. This means that you should feel confident and secure when standing up...
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Sexual harassment flourishes in the service industry
People in the service industry know that there’s a major focus on keeping the customers happy. While most people respect that fact, some exploit it. Those individuals might mistreat the workers who take care of them. In some cases, this...
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How is California’s overtime law different from federal law?
When your employer pays you by the hour, they may sometimes have to pay you overtime wages. The federal rules for overtime pay are simple and straightforward. Anyone who works more than 40 hours in a work week should receive...
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What is a “protected class” in the California workplace?
Many people think that they have to put up with whatever their employers dish out at them. The fact is that California has robust laws that protect its workers — and they enforce them. Both federal and state laws define...
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Ready to blow the whistle on corruption in the workplace? Do these things first
You always considered yourself to be an honest, upstanding person who made the right choices in difficult situations. But lately, you find yourself confronting some issues at work that makes you question that self-assessment. What’s going on isn’t right —...
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