Workplace discrimination based on gender, race, sexual orientation or other immutable personal characteristics was once an accepted part of everyday work life. Thanks to decades of struggle by activists in California and the rest of the United States, legal...
Religious Discrimination
Are Teachers Religious Workers? TO School To Find Out
Two former teachers at the Little Oaks School in Thousand Oaks were let go after they refused to submit information about their own faith, including church attendance, and a reference from a pastor to their employer. Rather than settling a wrongful termination and...
Turbans, Hijabs Protected From Workplace Religious Discrimination
California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed Assembly Bill 1964 into law prohibiting discrimination against workers who wear visible signs of their religion - like turbans or hijabs - in the workplace. The new law is aimed at protecting Muslim and Sikh workers from...
California Considers New Law Against Workplace Religious Discrimination
A new bill recently passed by the California Assembly seeks to expand religious protections in the workplace by specifically allowing employees to wear religious clothing and carry religious objects while at work. Religious hairstyles would also be protected....
Los Angeles, California, Religious Discrimination
California law and Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act protect people of all faiths--Muslim, Hindu, Jewish, Christian, Buddhist, and all other religious faiths--against unfair or retaliatory treatment based on their religious beliefs. This is a sacred right and...
Muslim Employees Face Increasing Discrimination
Incidents of discrimination against Muslims in the workplace across the U.S. are on the rise. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reported that in 2009, there were 1,490 claims made by Muslims that alleged discrimination by employers. Of these 1,490...
Why Hire Bononi Law Group?
You can choose among many California law firms when seeking an attorney for your employment law matter. Here are four reasons you should consider Bononi Law Group.