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Latino workers are often targeted for violations of wage laws, a poll conducted last month by Latino Decisions and the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) revealed. According to the poll measuring discontent in the Latino workforce, of those workers who had pay...
Uber is clearly having some serious growing pains, as evidenced by numerous media reports this week. The beleaguered company is reeling from allegations of sexual harassment and the announcement that its co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO), Travis Kalaninck,...
A bipartisan bill before President Trump awaits his signature to become law. It seeks to clarify whistleblower protections under the law that shield employees of the federal government who disobey their superiors' directives when they violate regulations or are...
Compared to many others around the country, California has long been a state that enforced wage laws that protected its workers. For example, the California Equal Pay Act prohibits employers from paying lower wages to workers of one gender than the workers of the...
This month, Republicans in the House of Representatives brought up a proposed bill that would permit corporations to stop paying workers overtime by instead substituting compensatory time. House Democrats oppose the bill, claiming that worker protections would be...
It may start out fairly innocuously. Perhaps, as the female staffer, you are routinely expected to make the coffee for meetings. Or maybe you start expecting to see "Honey" or "Sweetheart" typed on your paycheck because that's all that the big boss ever calls you....
If you have ever felt like new terms for old behaviors arise all the time, you are not alone. The nation as a whole has gained more awareness about workplace discrimination in general. As a result, authority figures try to come up with more clearly defined terminology...
Periodically in our blog, we like to remind workers in the Fresno area of California that they have employee rights under the law. Anytime these rights are violated, workers in the Valley should consider taking steps to correct the violations. At the very least,...
During a three year period (2013-2016), the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) fired no less than nine employees for violating sexual harassment policies. During that same period, UCSF also investigated over a dozen other employees for the same kinds of...
To all California residents who believe you are victims of wrongful termination, we want to tell you that you have some tough decisions to make. If you choose to seek a legal remedy, it probably will not be easy. You will have to weigh the benefits against the risks...