An older employee may be discriminated against in a number of ways. If a an employer terminates a highly paid employee they could be guilty of age discrimination.
A California age discrimination lawsuit may be necessary to protect the rights of an older worker who has been fired.
Take the example of one California woman who was “let go” from her long-time employer because the company stated that budget requirements demanded a reduction in the workforce.
California could set race discrimination laws back significantly if a new bill is passed. The proposed bill is Senate Constitutional Amendment 5 (SCA 5) would overturn the previously passed initiative known as Proposition 209. Proposition 209 was said to abolish discrimination in public education. Opponents of the measure state that the proposed Senate Constitutional Amendment could essentially take the Civil Rights Movement back to a time when race determined success.
A consultation with an experienced Costa Mesa employment lawyer could help determine if you’ve been illegally discriminated against because of your race.
Proposition 209, or the California Civil Rights Initiative, was passed in 1996 when voters across California declared that they had enough of discrimination in the public school systems. Since that declaration and the passing of Proposition 209, there has been a 150 percent increase in enrollment, and a 100 percent increase in graduation rates among minorities. For California students, Proposition 209 gave them a chance to reach new opportunities and better the lives of families across the state.
Women seeking jobs in math dependent professions are discriminated against regularly by biased employers.
Our employment lawyers in California know that gender bias is a real problem for female employees in the workforce.
A recent report in the Washington Post discusses just how severe gender bias can be in relation to women and mathematics. According to the report, a recent experiment assessed the verbal and mathematical ability of young people all over the world in an effort to determine just how real gender bias is in regard to mathematical ability.
The Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) has filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart.
A consultation with an experienced Costa Mesa employment lawyer could help you decide if you have been illegally discriminated against by an employer because of a disability.
According to a report on the lawsuit, Wal-Mart violated federal law after refusing to hire a prospective employee who suffers from renal disease and required “reasonable accommodation” to perform during the application process.
A recent article revealed that a number of port truck drivers in California are alleging they were exploited by a trucking company in California.
Our Costa Mesa employment lawyers know that workers are often taken advantage of when they are new to the country.
Some employees have hauled goods between Los Angeles and Long Beach port for as long as two years. During that time, some of these these drivers were working as independent contractors but were prohibited from driving for any other trucking company. In addition, if the drivers ever turned down a job the trucking company would retaliate against him.
In the president’s budget for fiscal year 2015 he has promised that more money will be invested in the training of federal employees. The goal is to provide more and better training so that workers can improve upon existing skills.
Our Costa Mesa employment lawyers know this decision may help a lot of workers but it could also reduce the number of retaliation and discrimination complaint filed against the government, even if it does not reduce incidents of discrimination.
As part of the new budget plan, the Office of Personnel Management would receive more funding to create a better program for new senior executive service workers. In addition, the administration stated that it is cooperating with labor groups to improve hiring and exploring new ways to retain and recruit individuals with the talents and skills necessary to excel in the workplace.
According to a New York Times article, McDonald’s employees have filed lawsuits in New York, Michigan and California. The class action lawsuit claims that several franchise owners under paid employees illegally by deleting hours from their time cards, not paying overtime and demanding employees work off the clock. In some cases, workers claimed that franchise owners required them to show up to work but then demanded that they wait as long as two hours for an adequate number of customers to come to the store — without being paid. Other claims in the lawsuit indicate that McDonald’s required employees pay for their own uniforms, effectively reducing their hourly wage below the federal minimum of $7.25 per hour.
Our <a href=”https://www.orangecounty-employment-lawyer.com/lawyer-attorney-1845124.html”>employment lawyers in California</a> know that many fast food workers are not treated fairly by their employers.
A McDonald’s employee spokesman said that wages are already at rock bottom and demand that McDonald’s stop skirting the law in an attempt to increase corporate profits. In three lawsuits brought in California, McDonald’s employees claimed that restaurants did not pay them for all the hours that they worked. In addition, these workers claimed the franchise deleted hours worked and claim that they were denied rest and meal breaks – both are required by law.
The former basketball coach for a San Diego area University has filed a lawsuit claiming she was wrongfully terminated in retaliation for pointing out the unfair treatment of the female athletes at the school.
A consultation with an experienced Costa Mesa employment lawyer can help determine if you have been wrongfully terminated.
The women’s basketball coach left suddenly in April after a phenomenal season in which her team won 27 games, more games than any coach in the history of the program. The coach claims that she was forced to choose between retirement, resignation or termination due to a video tape that caught an alleged instance of workplace violence.
A 36 year former newspaper employee fired in October from her job as an advertising account executive. The terminated employee recently filed a lawsuit against the parent company of the newspaper, alleging age discrimination.
A California age discrimination lawsuit conducted by an experienced attorney can help correct the wrong done by illegal age discrimination.
The employee, who is 53 years old, states that she was fired without good cause and after she had amassed a good employment record, including success meeting sales quota expectations for the majority of her career.
Arizona lawmakers recently decided against implementing an extremely controversial law involving denial of service to gay and lesbian customers.
Many say the legislation would have amounted to a modern day version of the discriminatory Jim Crow laws and was essentially state sponsored discrimination against lesbian and gay individuals.
Our Costa Mesa LBGT discrimination attorneys know that although some advances have been made in equality for LBGT individuals, there are still many strides that must be made. Especially in the area of employment discrimination law.
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