Migraines and workplace discrimination
"I have a migraine," you tell your boss. Your boss rolls her eyes and says, "I get terrible headaches, too. Take some Advil." Except a migraine isn't a headache -- although it (usually) makes your head hurt. A migraine is actually a complex neurological condition that...
Police departments face LGBT discrimination lawsuits nationwide
More police departments than ever -- including those in California -- are facing a reckoning with their past when it comes to discrimination against their lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) brothers and sisters in blue. In the past, many gay officers were...
California senate pays $350,000 discrimination claim
A former employee of the California Senate won a discrimination suit against her former employer for failing to accommodate her needs and retaliating against her for requesting accommodations. The Senate was ordered to pay the former employee $350,000 -- a figure...
Pregnancy discrimination at work: Your rights
Sexual harassment and gender-based discrimination in the workplace has dominated national conversations as of late -- but there's another form of discrimination that also affects the ability of women to get ahead: pregnancy discrimination. Biases against pregnancy...
How do you confront racist comments in the workplace?
Are you wondering what you can do to help stop racist comments and jokes in the workplace? Racism is a community issue and it will only end when it becomes clearly unacceptable by community standards. That will only happen when enough people decide to take a stand and...
How to avoid showing your age on your resume
Ageism and age discrimination can be a real problem when you're over 50 and trying to find a job. No matter what your qualifications and enthusiasm for a position, some employers won't seriously consider you if your resume makes you look too old. Hiding your age on a...
Supreme Court asked to hear gender discrimination case
Are sex and gender the same? Is gender immutable and fixed or subjective? These are some of the theoretical questions that have to be answered and defined into law because they have real-world implications for the nation's transgender community -- which has become...
Generation X is the new face of age discrimination in tech fields
How old is "too old" in the tech field? Would you believe 36 is considered too old by many employers? For anybody born between roughly 1965 and 1984, known as "Generation X," it seems almost inconceivable that members of their generation who witnessed the birth of the...
How can you protect immigrant employees from discrimination?
Immigration issues continue to make headline news all over the country -- with some areas arguably being hit harder than others. If your workforce includes immigrants of any kind, is there anything you can do to protect those employees from discrimination based on...
Do women suffer more age discrimination then men?
If you're a woman of "a certain age," you're no doubt aware that there's a societal double standard when it comes to age and gender. Men get older and are seen as distinguished-looking and seem wise. Women just get older. It doesn't matter what industry you're in --...
