Losing a job is never an easy experience. Along with concerns about money, getting fired from a job you enjoy is tough on its own. However, the experience is even more harrowing if you fall victim to wrongful termination. While employers have a lot of leeway when it...
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3 types of workplace harassment
Workplace harassment can significantly impact your ability to perform your duties and cause you stress both during and after working hours. Business News Daily notes that while women experience harassment more often than men, anyone might find themselves a target for...
Employee misclassification case settles after nearly ten years
When employees discover their employer has exploited them thanks to loose employee classification, it makes sense that those employees might want rapid justice. However, many cases take months or even years to resolve. FreightWaves reports how several drivers claimed...
What can I do about workplace bullying?
Workplace bullying creates a difficult and stressful experience that can take a toll on your mental and physical health. Bullying or discrimination at work can even affect your job performance. By speaking up, keeping a record and knowing your rights and options, you...
How to document workplace sexual harassment
Sexual harassment is an unfortunate reality in many California industries, and your chances of falling victim to it are higher if you are a female. When someone in your place of employment does harass you in a sexual manner, you may be able to strengthen a subsequent...
Sexual harassment of women in trucking often goes unreported
While you run the risk of facing sexual harassment in any California work environment, research shows that women face higher rates of sexual harassment in some fields than in others. In general, sexual harassment is often more common in male-dominated industries, and...
Statistics on the characteristics of age discrimination victims
Regardless of your gender, racial background or age, you deserve to have your rights as an employee respected at your place of work. Sadly, discrimination occurs far too frequently, and it is important to take a look at age discrimination if you are approaching or...
If I do not sign a write-up, can an employer fire me?
“Write-ups” are very common in some companies. Essentially, if an employer believes that a worker has not performed the duties of their job, they may add a write-up to the employee’s file marking the perceived transgression. In most cases, the employer will say that...
Recoverable damages for workplace sexual harassment
Sexual harassment in the workplace can have a devastating emotional and even financial impact on victims. If you experience sexual harassment at work and go through all the proper channels within the company to stop it to no avail, you still have legal options. When...
U.S. Labor Department considers reworking employee classification
The gig economy has exploded in popularity in recent years, with many individuals opting to be their own bosses. Indeed, according to the Pew Research Center, there were nearly 10 million gig workers in the U.S. at the end of 2021. Still, there are a few drawbacks...
