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The Largest Sexual Harassment Cases
California is home to some of the strictest sexual harassment laws in the United States. The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing says that sexual harassment consists of demanding sex for employment benefits, uninvited sexual advances, and physical verbal … Continue reading
Sexual Orientation Discrimination Cases Are Increasing
The number of cases of employment discrimination based on sexual orientation filed with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) increased from 636 in 2001, to 714 in 2005 and to 821 in 2008. In 2011, the number … Continue reading
Sexual Orientation Discrimination Cases Are Increasing
The number of cases of employment discrimination based on sexual orientation filed with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) increased from 636 in 2001, to 714 in 2005 and to 821 in 2008. In 2011, the number … Continue reading
The Sex Discrimination Case That Rocked Silicon Valley Proceeds to Trial
The high-profile sexual discrimination lawsuit by Ellen Pao against the Silicon Valley giant venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers has moved closer to trial. In September 2013, the California Supreme Court rejected the defendant venture capital firm’s motion … Continue reading
How Far Does California’s Definition of Religious Discrimination Go?
This past summer, California judge John Meyer concluded that yoga, as being taught by a public school, was not advancing or promoting religion. In 2011, Encinitas Union School District in Encinitas, California began a pilot yoga program in one of … Continue reading
What Is the Difference Between Disparate Impact and Disparate Treatment?
While the U.S. Supreme Court has taken up the issue of the future of the disparate impact analysis to show discrimination, President Obama’s administration seems to employ it more frequently to show racial discrimination by lenders and employers. Both California … Continue reading
Filing an Employment Discrimination Suit? Be Prepared!
California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) prohibits harassment and discrimination in employment based on a number of protected classes including race, religion, gender, age and disability. A victim of discrimination has one year from the date of the last … Continue reading
Age Discrimination Lawsuits Hold Employers Accountable
In April 2013, California Superior Court awarded two plaintiffs $2.6 million in damages in an age discrimination case. The plaintiffs, Nimet Behar, aged 49, and Clorinda Greek, aged 63, were both terminated from their jobs in September 2009. They submitted … Continue reading
Disability Discrimination and the Death of a Newborn
Reyna Garcia worked at Albertson’s in Atascadero as general merchandise manager, which involved loading and unloading significant quantities of merchandise. When she became pregnant in 2012 and suffered pelvic pain, her doctor advised her to restrict the amount of merchandise … Continue reading
