When conducting interviews, employers are looking to learn more about applicants and see if they’d be a good fit. But it’s important for them to carefully consider the specific questions that they ask. Even things that may seem innocuous from the outside could...
Year: 2025
When faith becomes a “dress code violation”
In California workplaces, rules on appearance may look neutral, yet they often restrict the way you display faith. This concern can shape your daily life when you wear visible symbols. You may expect equal treatment, but you can face barriers once policies target...
3 tips for instituting a legal dress code for employees
It is fully legal for an employer to use a dress code. You may want to do this for a variety of reasons. It helps present a uniform front to customers, it promotes professionalism in the workplace and it simply gives your business the branded aesthetic appearance that...
Why do employees often remain silent about sexual harassment?
Sexual harassment frequently happens to employees in the workplace. It can take many different forms, such as unwanted touching, repeated sexual advances, crude jokes, insults and much more. There are even instances of quid pro quo sexual harassment, where someone in...
What is intersectional harassment and discrimination?
It’s 2025, and while there has been massive progress on so many things in the world, one that still has a lot of ground to make up is workplace equality. One particular aspect that should have long disappeared is discrimination based on a person’s protected...
Ensuring that HR handles sexual harassment claims properly
Most sexual harassment allegations do not result in lawsuits. Companies can theoretically handle sexual harassment matters internally. Provided that the professionals in management and human resources respond to allegations appropriately, the organization fielding the...
5 things employers need to know about undue hardship
When an employee requests an accommodation in the workplace, employers must carefully consider how that change affects business operations. The concept of undue hardship exists to help employers understand when a request may go beyond what is legally required under...
What entitles an employee to whistleblower protections?
Federal employment regulations and state statutes protect employees. There are various laws that limit the conduct of businesses in certain scenarios and extend specific legal protections to individual professionals. Workers have the right to report sexual harassment...
What can California employers ask in interviews?
Looking for a job is an incredibly difficult task, particularly with the state of the economy and changes that are brought on by the inclusion of artificial intelligence. Some employers may believe that applicants are so desperate that they’ll overlook red flags and...
How do write ups offer protections for employers?
Most managers and supervisors don’t want to have to write employees up, so they usually only do this when the situation is serious. It’s critical that employers ensure all employee write-ups are handled properly so they can protect the employer if the employee takes...
