Curated Content: Workplace Discrimination

Abercrombie & Fitch hijab discrimination case before Supreme Court

A major employment discrimination case before the U.S. Supreme Court addresses how employers must respect their employees’ religious practices, when they are not certain ...

Retaliating against employees who report problems is illegal

Virtually every employer in California says it does not tolerate sexual harassment or discrimination of its workforce by co-workers or superiors. These businesses claim ...

Recognize the signs of pregnancy discrimination

With women now long established in the workplace in California, pregnant women are a common sight at many jobs. Female workers are entitled to ...

Employment suit against Abercrombie reaches Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an employment discrimination lawsuit involving clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch’s decision not to hire a teenage ...

What federal laws prohibit job discrimination?

Employment laws provide a necessary structure in the workplace that both helps employers adhere to the law while also affording protections to employees. Although ...

ADA tries to stop employment discrimination against disabled

Recognizing that many disabled people were being held back from holding jobs they could excel at, Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act in ...