What rules are there against workplace discrimination?
Rules exist against workplace discrimination to prevent California residents from experiencing negative work outcomes for illegitimate reasons. These reasons include race, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, national origin, religion, military service, and association with a disabled co-worker or disabled family member. This blog post will quickly describe some of the kinds of discrimination that are not permitted under California law.
Study shows gender wage gap is much larger than we think
Former CHP officer files sexual orientation discrimination suit
Jay Brome worked as a California Highway Patrol officer (CHP) for 20 years. During his time with the department, he alleged that he faced harassment, discrimination and lack of support as a gay man. Brome has filed a suit against the CHP.
We have handled sexual harassment cases for more than 20 years
Sexual harassment is bad for employees; often they face isolation, retaliation and a hostile work environment. Sexual harassment also can take a toll on employers as they struggle with low morale and legal exposure. Eliminating sexual harassment is a worthy goal, as is seeking appropriate remedies for the victims of sexual harassment.
