Federally, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 contains baseline protection for workers against sexual harassment. As HR Knowledge's Guide to Sexual Harassment Prevention for Employers booklet states, conduct that many people may consider simply distasteful...
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Month: June 2021
U.S. pedestrian deaths continue climbing annually
Per a new Dangerous By Design report issued by Smart Growth America, a non-profit dedicated to safe urban planning, pedestrian deaths are continuing to skyrocket in California and the rest of the United States in 2021. The time period between 2016 and 2019 was the...
Car accidents can cause devastating traumatic brain injuries
Traumatic brain injuries, otherwise known as TBIs, affect many people in California each year. TBIs are life-changing and often involve long recovery periods. Sometimes, people with TBIs never recover fully. Though people get TBIs in a variety of ways, many come from...
Workplace gender discrimination is still happening
In an ideal world, gender discrimination in the workplace would be a thing of the past. Unfortunately, it still happens in California and across the country. If someone has experienced workplace discrimination based on gender, the law is on their side. As established...
What to know about securities fraud
White-collar crimes in San Jose, California, are typically not violent; they include financial schemes with the intent to defraud. The term derives from the most common offenders being people who work in financial sectors. An example of white-collar crime is...
What type of injury is deemed “catastrophic?”
A considerable number of California personal injury claims and lawsuits involve what is known as a catastrophic injury. The reality is that that the term "catastrophic injury" does get thrown around and is sometimes used in situations in which a victim’s injuries do...