I’ve Been Fired! Has My Employer Committed Non-Biased Wrongful Termination?
Getting fired is a crummy situation for anyone. It’s a hit to your self-esteem, not to mention your income and future plans. You might be sad. You might be angry. You might have a reason to be angry. Getting fired is always much worse when it’s for the wrong reasons. And it doesn’t always have […]
When Can Your California Employer Require Drug and Alcohol Testing?
Employers do everything they can to ensure that the employees they hire are reliable non-criminals. They have a vested interest in you coming to work every day, getting along with your coworkers, and not doing anything that would make the company look bad. So, understandably, most employers don’t want drug addicts and alcoholics on staff. […]
Whose Ages are Relevant in Workplace Age Discrimination?
Age discrimination is an insidious part of the modern business culture. Which is why we have had to make laws against it. Age discrimination occurs when a manager favors younger employees over older ones. Usually based on the stereotypes that all old people move slower, work less, are technically inept, or won’t have many years […]
When You Need Cheap Labor Can You Contact the Human Trafficking Labor Pool
If you have a slave working for you, you can really lower your labor costs. According to the“Verite-Humanity United Fair Labor Worldwide Report (Pdf),” “an underground system of labor brokerage consists of substantial well-organized companies in the labor supply chain. This system for the recruitment and hiring into the labor ‘supply chain’ increases the vulnerability […]
What Does “At-Will” Employment Mean?
Every American worker is entitled to Amendment 5 of the U.S. Constitution. “…No person shall be…deprived of life, liberty, or property.” It also applies to the terms of employment. This means that your employer has a duty to not infringe upon the standards of treatment to which every American has a right. Beyond sentiment, many of California’s […]
Dealing with Complaints in the Workplace: Know Your Rights When You are an Employee
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When Retaliatory Workers Comp Harassment is Legally Disability Discrimination
Every employee in America and in most first world countries has the right to a hostility-free work environment. Even and especially if you get injured on the job. Companies have had a bad history of harassing injured workers for either getting injured, filing a workers compensation claim, or both. Worse, because they often force employees […]
Sexual Harassment Against Men
If you think about sexual harassment in the workplace, you are probably picturing a woman. You might be thinking about a woman getting touched inappropriately, though there are times when it is suggested that, if they sleep with their boss, they may get a better title in the office. However, sexual harassment is not just […]
The Many Faces of Workplace Discrimination – 2 Examples of Unacceptable “Friendly” Workplace Harassment
Workplace discrimination comes in many shapes and sizes. It can be angry and prejudicial or friendly and well-meaning. It can be casual or targeted, have some specific goal or simply be floating around the company culture. The biggest problem with workplace discrimination and harassment is that the vast majority of cases don’t look like what […]
Employment Classification and Your Rights If You Are Terminated
If you are working in a company you can be considered an independent contractor or an employee. Often an observer can’t tell the difference between the two categories. Employees and contractors can be working side by side doing the same work. You can’t even always tell by job title. Job titles are often changed around […]
