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A Paso Robles, California, police officer is suing the city, alleging workplace retaliation. The officer says that his superiors retaliated against him after he complained about being disciplined for not meeting illegal traffic-ticket quotas. In California it’s illegal for law … Continue reading →

Employers have a legal obligation to make sure that employees are protected from harassment by co-workers. However, while employers know this, sometimes they still allow the harassment to take place. Recently, California’s 4th Appellate District Court upheld a lower court’s … Continue reading →

A former Inglewood, California, school administrator claims that she was fired after filing a suspected child abuse report with the county’s Department of Children and Family Services. In addition, she claims in a wrongful termination lawsuit that she was fired … Continue reading →

The first five plaintiffs, out of a total 130, are going to be in court later this month to argue that California-based Lawrence Livermore Laboratory purposely got rid of older employers during a massive lay-off. The age discrimination case against … Continue reading →

It’s certainly not unheard of for two people who work together to start a consensual relationship with each other. However, when one person is in a supervisory position, it is illegal for that person to fire the other for deciding to … Continue reading →

Last year the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission saw an increase in workplace discrimination complaints. For 2012, as the economy continues to struggle, the agency also expects to continue to seen an increase in these types of complaints. When looking at … Continue reading →

Employees at a Mira Loma, California, warehouse, claim that they have become the victims of workplace retaliation. The claim is that despite Rogers-Premier Unloading Services having a two year contract with a Schneider Logistics distribution building, the contact will be … Continue reading →

The 1st District Court of Appeals in San Francisco recently sided with a former College of Marin administrator who claimed to have been demoted from her position for bringing up concerns regarding matters she thought were illegal. Along with ruling … Continue reading →

In our last post we discussed an important racial discrimination lawsuit brought by the EEOC against a company that fostered a hostile work environment for its black employees. Although many people face racial discrimination while on the job, racial discrimination … Continue reading →

When an employee complains about sexual harassment on the job from other colleagues, it is legally up to their manager or supervisor to make sure that those complaints are taken seriously. Sadly, this is not always the case though, and … Continue reading →