After a workplace injury, most employees want to know when they can return to work. Returning to work after an injury can improve your health and well-being. Still, you should never return to your previous position if you cannot perform job-related tasks without...
As a job seeker over 40, you have a lot to offer. You may have years or decades of training and experience in your career field. Unfortunately, this does not always prevent prospective employers from discriminating against you based on your age. When interviewing for...
These days, more people choose to have children and work at the same time, either due to desire or due to financial necessity. Some mothers may worry about their ability to balance their work with their new position as a mom. Fortunately, rights exist which help new...
Anti-discrimination laws protect workers from unlawful discrimination and termination of their jobs. Sometimes an employer will attempt to hide retaliation by coming up with a supposedly legitimate reason to fire a worker. If your workplace has an employee handbook,...
While no California industry is completely free of sexual harassment, research suggests that this type of treatment is more common in work environments that share certain elements in common. While the #MeToo movement has helped make some employees feel more...
Sexual harassment takes place in virtually all California industries. Yet, some factors make it more likely to manifest within a particular organization. Organizational policies and practices impact everything from how likely sexual harassment is to occur to how...
Experiencing sexual harassment where you work may make showing up each day difficult. It may, too, raise questions about who you might want to tell and how you might want to do it. If you decide to come forward about the sexual harassment you experienced in your...
Your employer generally reserves the right to fire you for any reason as long as you do not have a contract stating otherwise. But the law does offer you some protection from terminations motivated by discrimination or retaliation. Retaliation occurs when your...
Some industries have higher rates of sexual harassment than others. Males tend to dominate many of the industries that have especially high rates of sexual harassment. Workers in some California industries are also less likely to report experiencing sexual harassment...
Even though beauty should only be skin-deep, most individuals spend a great deal of time on their outward appearances. Indeed, the way you present yourself to the world says much about you. It might even allow you to pay homage to your cultural heritage or religious...