Workplace Discrimination

A former employee of Fidelity Investments has sued her former company, citing discrimination and a hostile workplace environment that includes sexist and racist comments. California residents may be interested in how state law handles discrimination claims. Racial and...

Most people in California know that their employers cannot treat them differently because of their gender, religion or national origin. There are several other protected classes of workers too, including age and race. Some workers might not realize that it is also...

While there is a lot of joy in welcoming a new baby into the world, there is no denying that pregnancy is a major medical event. It is not surprising that many pregnant women in California need further accommodations to keep them happy and healthy in the workplace....

Time was when companies could dictate more or less exactly what their employees could wear to work. Such is not necessarily the case today, however. While no federal law or policy exists that prohibits employers from establishing and enforcing dress codes, they must...

If you are age 40 or older, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 protects you from age-based discrimination in the workplace. Despite this federal law, however, workplace ageism remains an all-too-frequent occurrence in the U.S.Age discrimination expresses...

Sixty years after the Women’s Movement played a huge part in getting U.S. women out of the “housewife” stereotype and into the workplace, gender inequality still exists there. If you are a woman attempting to climb the corporate ladder, you know how...

If you are one of the estimated 48.9 Americans who have a disability, you likely already know that the Americans with Disability Act protects you from workplace discrimination. In a nutshell, prospective employers cannot discriminate against you based on your...