Religious Discrimination at Work: Why It Happens and How to Reduce It
If you believe that someone, including yourself, is being treated unfavorably for religious reasons, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or EEOC, considers this an act of discrimination in a workplace setting. On this occasion, we address some frequent causes of this form of abuse within the work space, as well as identifying some of them […]
Harassment and ethnic discrimination at work: How to recognize these crimes
Ethnic or cultural discrimination at work, according to specialists in this area, occurs when the traditions, beliefs, customs or habits of one or more people are considered inferior or are not respected by others. Therefore, those employees or workers with different physical characteristics, with a different idiosyncrasy than the one that may predominate in said […]
Wage Theft in California: Cases to File a Complaint
Although we may not perceive it at times, whether for “justified” explanations or not, our employers may engage in practices such as wage theft. In California, this is considered a crime and can be reported to the Department of Labor or other institution deemed appropriate or appropriate to file a complaint for this reason. According […]
California Labor Laws and the LGBTQ Community: Frequently Asked Questions
If you are a person who considers himself part of the LGBTQ community in California, your employer cannot fire you without reason, this due to the way you dress, communicate your ideas or opinions, express yourself ethnically or religiously, as well as other related reasons. with your way of being and that may be considered […]
Anti-harassment workshops. Why is it important to implement them?
The dysfunction or deterioration of organizational relationships are perhaps one of the main factors by which conflict situations, discrimination or harassment begin within the work environment. According to the Department of Equality in Employment and Housing, all companies, large, medium or small with more than 5 workers, must train their workers through tools that allow […]
Ways to Avoid Harassment and Workplace Dispute in California
One of the common causes for which a labor conflict begins is, mainly, due to violent treatment towards the worker or due to some form of harassment towards him, whether he is a man or a woman. During 2022 and according to the web portal, Valor.us, 1.1 million men and 400,000 women, revealed having committed […]
Employment discrimination due to excess body weight
Although this has been a subject little explored by legal specialists and other professional areas within the social sciences, workplace discrimination due to obesity or excess body weight is a worldwide fact that is becoming more visible and requires more attention. . Currently, there are counties in Los Angeles, for example, that require evidence that […]
Requirements for a dismissal to be appropriate in California
If you are starting a new job, or have been in the one you currently have for some time, if you still do not know or know when a dismissal becomes appropriate in California, in the following text we will answer some of those common doubts regarding the subject and we will mention the requirements […]
5 cases in which a labor lawsuit can be filed in California
It is natural that verbal confrontations or differences of thought arise in any work space; however, when some of them or others become a labor conflict, a period of tension is likely to begin within the office, company, and even in virtual interaction rooms. When a problem of this type becomes commonplace, it is necessary […]
Unfair dismissals: What to do if I am the victim of one?
Labor tensions or within a work space, whether virtual or face-to-face, are inevitable and part of the day-to-day coexistence within these places. However, when a conflict of this nature escalates further, workplace communication is likely to decline and become less respectful, effective, and friendly, regardless of the tools used to do so. In addition, it […]