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23rd September 2009
Are you paying attention to employment law requirements? If you aren't, you should be. Not only are you required to follow specific regulations concerning employment law, but you are also required to notify your employees of their employment law rights by... Read >
Author: jsolutions00723rd September 2009
Are you paying attention to employment law requirements? If you aren't, you should be. Not only are you required to follow specific regulations concerning employment law, but you are also required to notify your employees of their employment law rights by... Read >
Author: jsolutions00721st September 2009
Sexual harassment laws are easily defined under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
It prohibits unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or any other physical or verbal behavior that is sexual in nature, regardless of submission o... Read >
Author: Mesriani Law Group16th September 2009
The Equal Employment opportunity Commission (EEOC) reported a high of 3,273 complaints of religious discrimination in 2008. That is the highest it’s been for more than a decade.
In Los Angeles, religious discrimination in the workplace has become a ... Read >
Author: Mesriani Law Group15th September 2009
Disparate or adverse impact in employment selection decisions refers to the different treatment of employees or applicants based on their race, color, religion, gender, national origin or handicap.
This recent decision of the US Supreme Court takes a n... Read >
Author: Ken Danderfer17th August 2009
Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, offensive conduct such as racial slurs, racial jokes, derogatory comments, or other verbal or physical behaviors based on a person’s race or color is prohibited and is considered racial harassment.
It ... Read >
Author: Mesriani Law Group10th August 2009
Do you feel discriminated at work because you are pregnant?
In 2006, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission has received 4,901 charges of sex related discrimination from pregnant women in the US. It goes to show that there are employers who don'... Read >
Author: J.A. Castillo31st July 2009
Most parts of the US, especially the state of California, are melting pots of diverse cultures as people from different ethnic background co-exist. However, discrimination based on national origin still happens because of a false belief that a certain ra... Read >
Author: Mesriani Law Group31st July 2009
Most employers in the US follow at-will employment contract that allows them to discharge anyone without valid reasons and allows workers to quit anytime they want to. Despite having this employment contract, employers may still face wrongful termination... Read >
Author: Mesriani Law Group24th July 2009
I am not revealing any great secret by stating that our country is in the middle of tremendously difficult economic times. The smallest businesses to the largest corporations are forced to lay off employees or close their doors altogether. It is likely ... Read >
26th June 2009
The federal and state laws uphold the rights of workers and protect them from all forms of employment discrimination based on gender, pregnancy, race, color, national origin, age, and disability.
Some Basic Employment Laws in the US
1. FLSA Minimum ... Read >
Author: Mesriani Law Group13th June 2009
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reported a significant increase of religious discrimination cases in the United States. Starting 2001, the numbers have crossed the 2000 mark with 2,127 cases and now reached a high of 3,273 cases last 2008.
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Author: Mesriani Law Group18th May 2009
The law protects the rights of workers
There are many existing laws in the US that protect the rights and welfare of workers against abusive employers and business owners. Meanwhile, one of the most common violations against employees often involves r... Read >
Author: Mesriani Law Group20th April 2009
By law, your employer may not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age (over 40), citizenship, pregnancy, or disability. The California Fair Employment and Housing Act and Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act o... Read >
Author: Elizabeth L. Riles24th February 2009
Gender Discrimination
Virtually all endeavors in which men are engaged in, including academics, politics, employment, and athletics, women also have the ability to do equally and succeed.
There is a long record of sex or gender discrimination. Unfor... Read >
Author: Mesriani Law Group08th February 2009
Every day thousands of people show up for a job they hate. Is it because the work is knuckle-scrapingly hard? No. Is it because the job is mind numbingly boring? No. It is because every day someone at that place of work makes life miserable for that emplo... Read >
Author: Dietrich Elliot08th February 2009
Every day thousands of people show up for a job they hate. Is it because the work is knuckle-scrapingly hard? No. Is it because the job is mind numbingly boring? No. It is because every day someone at that place of work makes life miserable for that emplo... Read >
Author: Dietrich Elliot15th December 2008
Numerous pregnant women are found in the workplace nowadays. Though they are pregnant, their condition did not stop them form working or earning money. However, there are instances when these women are discriminated in their workplace due to their physica... Read >
Author: Mesriani Law Group30th November 2008
There are two genders that exist, namely men and women. Both sexes are equally talented and skilled in their own chosen fields or areas. In employment, men and women often work together to produce good results. There is a variation with regards to the cap... Read >
Author: Mesriani Law Group18th November 2008
Almost every endeavor where men are engaged in (this includes athletics, employment, politics, and academics), women also possess the skill to perform equally and succeed.
However, gender or sex discrimination has a very long history and until now, d... Read >
Author: Mesriani Law Group07th July 2008
In the field of Labor and Employment, the law specifically abhors discrimination. Legislations are being enacted in order to put an end to this unlawful practice. Some of these laws which are already implemented in Los Angeles, California are:
1. The A... Read >
Author: Mesriani Law Group23rd May 2008
Freedom of Religion
Like any other rights, a right to religion is enshrined as a basic human right that should be respected. In consonance to the right to religion is the freedom of religion. Freedom of religion is generally recognized by many nations ... Read >
Author: Mesriani Law Group29th April 2008
Now a days internet has given us an optimal and easy way to search everything, existing in the world. If you are looking online for your next job, means you can explore several opportunities that can lead to a bright future. By surfing on internet through... Read >
Author: webmaster12329th April 2008
Now a days internet has given us an optimal and easy way to search everything, existing in the world. If you are looking online for your next job, means you can explore several opportunities that can lead to a bright future. By surfing on internet through... Read >
Author: webmaster12329th April 2008
Now a days internet has given us an optimal and easy way to search everything, existing in the world. If you are looking online for your next job, means you can explore several opportunities that can lead to a bright future. By surfing on internet thr... Read >
Author: webmaster12317th April 2008
Now a days internet has given us an optimal and easy way to search everything, existing in the world. If you are looking online for your next job, means you can explore several opportunities that can lead to a bright future. By surfing on internet through... Read >
Author: webmaster12311th April 2007
The growing number of incidents related to sexual harassments in the workplace is one of the major concerns that the U.S. employment sector is dealing with. In the past few years, thousands or even a hundred thousand of these cases were reported and were ... Read >
Author: Mesriani Law Group11th April 2007
To deter the employers from exercising discriminative acts to their employees, many labor decrees have been ratified by the Federal and State governments in the 1960’s. Such law provisions tackle most of the aspects which have great deal in the upholdin... Read >
Author: Mesriani Law Group26th July 2006
As a business owner you need to be careful about sexual and racial discrimination cases; it can happen to you. The Civil Rights Act applies to all businesses, and even for small businesses should be kept in mind.
What are the laws in these... Read >
Author: Howard Giske15th November 2005
Are you paying attention to employment law requirements? If you aren't, you should be. Not only are you required to follow specific regulations concerning employment law, but you are also required to notify your employees of their employment law rights by... Read >
Author: Matt Bacak29th October 2005
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes it illegal to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, national origin, and sex.
Federal law is broken into two categories: this article looks at Hostile Environment.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 m... Read >
Author: Rhonda Goetz29th October 2005
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes it illegal to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, national origin, and sex.
Federal law is broken into two categories: Quid Pro Quo and Hostile Environment. This article will focus on Quid Pro Quo... Read >
Author: Rhonda Goetz29th October 2005
Sexual Favoritism falls under the Hostile Environment category of the federal law that governs harassment and discrimination in the workplace.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes it illegal to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, nat... Read >
Author: Rhonda Goetz
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