Nobody deserves to be disadvantaged at work because of their disability. Regardless, disability discrimination in the workplace is a prevalent issue in the United States. This type of discrimination takes place when an employer treats an employee unfairly due to their...
Workplaces need all kinds of minds. But some employees with mental disabilities may feel like their learning differences make it challenging to keep up. To fix this, some try to get reasonable accommodations through their employer under the Americans With Disabilities...
Life can throw us terrible challenges at the most unexpected times. How we get past those difficult times can make us stronger. If you have an injury from an accident or recently discovered an illness, you have the right to take time off from work so that you can...
Sexual harassment, in any form, is never acceptable. In the workplace, committing or falsely accusing someone of such an offense can lead to penalties, a firing, and the possibility of legal consequences for severe acts. The question is, where's the line in the sand?...
A senior employee at Pacific Investment Management Co. (PIMCO) has sued the company claiming she was passed over for promotion because she became pregnant. Andrea Martin Inokon filed the lawsuit on Sept. 23 in the Superior Court of California. According to court...
Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL) is a provision of the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) that allows employees to PDL is an important in all kinds of industries and professions. If you need to exercise the right to take job-protected leave with PDL, you...
Reisman Takes On Workplace Harassment Lawsuit In an ongoing case, Attorneys Daniel and Erin Reisman are representing a man in a workplace harassment and discrimination lawsuit. Our client, who is a black man, claims to have found a dummy of his likeness hanging from a...