Discrimination comes in many different forms. People can face unfair treatment because of personal factors that they have no control over, like their race or their gender. Federal employment law prohibits businesses from discriminating against workers for certain...
Employment Discrimination
Why more employees don’t speak up about discrimination
Just because no one in your business complains about discrimination, that does not mean that your workplace is free from it. As an employer, you might take people’s silence as a sign that all is well. Yet, it could mean you need to do more to help victims and...
Does technology skew hiring policies toward younger workers?
As technology progresses, it’s common for young people to be more adept at using it than older people. We’ve all seen parents post videos of their children using smartphones or tablets at two years old, or we have heard people complain about having to teach their...
How can employment retaliation be prevented?
Employees who file complaints for things like harassment or discrimination often worry that they will face negative impacts at work because they spoke out against their employer. While this is a valid complaint, it’s imperative that employers and employees understand...
COVID-19 Guidelines: Employers and Employees
The coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic has changed the workplace for millions of people throughout the United States. For that reason, here at Watkins & Letofsky, we want to ensure that both employers and employees know their employment rights. We have prepared a set...
Hair-related discrimination violates California law
For business leaders, providing a consistent and welcoming environment is often an effective way to win over new customers and keep existing ones. While there is nothing inherently wrong with setting employee grooming standards, focusing on hairstyles may run afoul of...
What employees should know to protect their rights
All employees in the United States are guaranteed civil liberties under the law, with specific individual rights protected by law from unjust interference. Some of these individual rights include the right to live a life free of sexual harassment, discrimination,...
What rights do temporary workers have?
In our fast-moving economy, there are more temporary workers than ever before. Employers now use contract workers to fill a variety of needs, from long-term to last-minute. Whether you have a job in food service, retail, construction or any other line of work, you're...
Age discrimination is common: Know your rights
Older Americans know all too well that there are certain prejudices against older people. Older people are stereotyped and discriminated against, and old age itself is stigmatized in our youth-obsessed culture. The umbrella term for these attitudes and behaviors is...
What to know about your employee rights
If you are an employee or are looking for work in California, you have the benefits of some of the most protective employment laws in the United States. While federal law sets some minimum standards that employers must follow, state law sets additional guidelines and...