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In California and around the country, the service industry is made up in large part of restaurant workers. Many employees in that field are women. Sadly, many women who work in the restaurant industry and the service industry in general complain about sexual...

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...

Employees of San Jose and other parts of California may want to learn more about what it means to be an "at will" employee. This status affects an employee's ability to file a wrongful termination claim. What is an at-will employee? Employment in most states is "at...

California remains home to many places of employment and all the opportunities that go with so many jobs. Workplaces might not always be positive places for everyone due to the prevalence of sexual harassment. Some forms of sexual harassment are more overt than...

The tech industry is big in California, and many people who work in it have reported a problem with age discrimination. As it turns out, age discrimination in the tech industry is a worldwide phenomenon that affects more than just Silicon Valley. Australian IT workers...

Many types of discrimination clearly target one group. For instance, racial discrimination targets minorities and makes it harder for them to advance or get certain jobs. With age discrimination, though, there is evidence that things can work in either direction: Both...

Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard once said: “When you have the opportunity and the ability to do good and you do nothing, that’s evil. Evil doesn’t always have to be an overt act, it can be merely the absence of good.” While Chouinard admits his definition is...

When looking at sexual harassment in the workplace, you often see people ask why victims did not say anything or didn’t do so sooner. Maybe one worker comes forward, for instance, and then a few more follow suit. Or, maybe a worker finally comes forward but the sexual...