October 16th, 2025
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Discrimination in the workplace is a serious issue that happens in far too many places of employment. Not only can it increase stress and reduce morale, but it can also have a long-term impact on your career. Discrimination can prevent you from recei…
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December 20th, 2021
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Not only do California employees have strong legal protections during the course of their actual employment, but in the screening and hiring phases as well. However, the application of these protections can vary from case to case. In fact, the standa…
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September 1st, 2021
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There are many ways employers wrongfully discriminate against employees in the workplace. If you are over the age of 40 and your employer fired, demoted, denied you a promotion, or otherwise took adverse employment action against you based on your ag…
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January 30th, 2014
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During the course of business, employers inevitably have to let employees go. In some cases, business just isn’t going well; in other cases, there may be a problem with a specific employee. Whatever the case, employment sometimes must be termin…
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January 19th, 2014
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Optimum Employment Lawyers
So, you’ve been the victim of employment discrimination in California. You want to bring a discrimination lawsuit against your employer or confront them about it, but you’re not sure how you can prove it. The critical question is whether…
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December 2nd, 2013
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Optimum Employment Lawyers
Employees with disabilities are often entitled to a reasonable accommodation at their job. A “reasonable accommodation” is a change in the way an employee performs their work that: (1) is compatible with the employee’s disability, a…
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November 12th, 2013
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In California, maternity leave rights are governed by several sets of laws and regulations. The most important of these for the purposes of maternity leave is California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (called “FEHA”). ((Gov’t Code, §§ 12…
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August 19th, 2013
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California is generally an at-will employment state. This means that employment may be terminated with or without cause by either the employer or the employee. This doesn’t mean, however, that an employer may terminate an employee for any reaso…
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August 19th, 2013
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Optimum Employment Lawyers
California employers are prohibited from discriminating against employees on the basis of their race, ethnicity, ancestry, or national origin. The law, however, becomes less clear when it comes to language requirements for employees. A workplace poli…
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August 4th, 2013
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Optimum Employment Lawyers
California employees have numerous protections against discrimination in the workplace. Before deciding whether to enforce those rights, it’s important to understand the legal landscape. Most discrimination cases are governed by two primary act…
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