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Over 60 million people in the United States live with some form of disability. While some disabilities can impact an individual’s ability to work, this is often not the case. A disability may have no impact at all on a person’s ability to do their job. In the US, both...
There are certainly times when businesses have to downsize. Maybe a company over-hired and is now experiencing decreased revenues. The company must cut jobs or downsize as a result. In other words, oftentimes, downsizing is necessary and completely legal. But...
In 2019, California became the first state in the nation to officially ban workplace and school discrimination against people for their natural hair. Called the “Crown” Act, the new law makes it illegal for schools and employers to institute dress codes that prohibit...
You are Muslim, and you wear a hijab at work. One day, your manager tells you to take off your hijab because your expression of faith is allegedly making other employees and customers “uncomfortable.” Is this legal? Probably not. Under both federal law and California...
Sexual orientation discrimination can come in many forms: the discriminatory animus may be directed at gay employees in general, or as the California Court of Appeal case Husman v. Toyota Motor Credit Corporation, 12 Cal.App.5th 1168 (2017) demonstrates, the...
Originally Published on October 25, 2020; Revised in April 2021 In Budwig v. Allegiant Air, LLC, 2020 WL 5235671 (E.D. Cal. September 2, 2020), Plaintiff Michelle Budwig (“Plaintiff”) sued Allegiant Air, LLC (“Allegiant Air”) for failure to engage in the interactive...
In Martinez v. Costco Wholesale Corp., 2020 WL 4922318 (S.D. Cal. August 21, 2020), Plaintiff Marisa Martinez (“Plaintiff”) sued Costco WholeSale Corporation (“Costco”) for disability discrimination, among other things. The salient facts of Martinez are set forth...
Under California law, it is unlawful for employers to discriminate against you based on your gender. Below is a non-exhaustive list of what courts have found as potential evidence of gender discrimination in the workplace. One factor alone is not necessarily...
If you believe that your current or former employer may have engaged in disability discrimination against you, below are seven things you should know about disability discrimination under California law: No. 1: To prevail on a disability discrimination claim, an...
If you believe that your current or former employer may have engaged in disability discrimination against you, below are seven things you should know about disability discrimination under California law: No. 1: Under California law, a “physical disability”...