Redondo Beach California Employment Law Blog

Any time you are faced with discrimination and work, it can be hurtful and stressful. When you first face age discrimination on the job, it can come as a shock. You may be thinking you are at your most productive and valuable, however, you are being met with comments or diminishing duties that can leave you perplexed.

Whether it is a stereotype or and ingrained thought process that most people have, often when new technology or processes are introduced into the workplace, many managers believe it is best handled by someone younger. Experience and knowledge of previous work can often be overlooked in cases such as this which can cause frustration. Other times, age discrimination can come down to money. New workers tend to cost less.

Gender stereotypes can be very dangerous, especially in the workplace. They can lead to discrimination and unfair treatment. People may not even realize how these myths are guiding the way that they think and influencing people's careers.

For instance, perhaps your boss thinks that men make better leaders than women, which is one of the most common myths. If you're a female worker trying to apply for a promotion to a leadership position, is that going to hold you back? Is it going to mean that the promotion goes to someone else when you are clearly the best candidate for the job?

A professor at University of the Arts was terminated after he apparently kissed a colleague, but he has fired back, suing the school for wrongful termination and claiming that he did not do anything wrong.

The incident allegedly took place back in 2016. He had gone to a photography conference in Las Vegas. While he was there, he met another professor from California, and he apparently kissed her in what he says was a simple greeting.

California law states that employers can dismiss any of their employees at any time for any reason. This process is called “at-will” and is a law that has been adopted by many states across the country. What this means is that an employer can fire one of its employees without having to provide a reason for the termination.

Since California is an at-will state, you may wonder if that means employees will never have an opportunity to challenge or pursue legal action if they are ever let go. Even though employers can fire employees without reason, there are still certain situations where an employee can take legal action for wrongful termination.