By Melinda Garcia | Published August 14, 2015 | Posted in Discrimination, Employment Issues, Gender Discrimination, Sexual Discrimination | Tagged Tags: employee, employer, Employment, Employment discrimination, Sexual Discrimination | Leave a comment
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Prevention and Response
As one Golden State vice-mayor is discovering the hard way, even an allegation of sexual harassment in the workplace can have serious negative side effects on an entire office. In political situations these types of allegations can quickly derail a person’s career, and in a more typical office setting allegations of sexual harassment can develop Read More
Read MoreLegal Issues in Employment: Retaliation is Discrimination
In order to run a successful business, today’s leaders understand that they must know more than just what their product is and how to sell it. They must know what laws apply to their company’s business, from making employment decisions to managing supply lines, and everything in between. As impossible as it is for one Read More
Read MoreThe Future of Uber
Transportation services have historically been heavily regulated due to their impact on the public. It makes sense that taxi companies are monitored as they are often trusted to safely and efficiently convey a city’s citizens and visitors around the city’s streets. Since the invention of cell phones, smart phones, and the applications that run on Read More
Read MoreNegotiating Executive Employment Contracts: Promises and Pitfalls
One of the greatest assets a company has is its employees, which includes a company’s senior leadership. Most companies are not able to consistently find high quality leaders with the right combination of visionary talent and business savvy within their own ranks, and it is very common for them to seek executive talent from the Read More
Read MoreTrial Date Set for Keith Urban’s Trademark Lawsuit
A December trial date has been scheduled in Los Angeles federal court for a lawsuit in which a British songwriter is alleging that country music star Keith Urban stole his band’s name for the trademark on his guitar lesson package that is being sold on the Home Shopping Network and online. Peter Beckett filed his Read More
Read MoreSexual Orientation or Sex Discrimination? EEOC Says Both
Employers this week eagerly awaited the most recent decision by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on the rights of employees based on their sexual orientation. Once the 3-2 decision was released, savvy employers should have begun altering their practices and policies to ensure compliance with the new rule of law. While there may be some Read More
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