Jury duty service is a fundamental part of the American legal system. Those accused of crimes have a right to ask for a jury to hear their cases. Other types of cases also allow for the option to have peers hear the matter rather than a judge. Because of the...
Many people employed in California witness violations or abuse on the job. However, a significant percentage of them never speak out about what they experienced. To help encourage workers to call attention to wrongdoing they witness at work, the state is thinking...
One way society keeps businesses honest is to allow employees to blow the whistle on wrongdoing at their workplaces. Given that employers may retaliate against whistleblowers, there are a variety of laws to protect whistleblowing activity, provided that the...
If you find you have lost a job promotion that should have been yours or worse, your employer has terminated your job, you probably wonder why your workplace would take such actions against you. This is a good time to think about the questions you answered during your...
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...