One thing that many veterans worry about when they go into interviews after their term of service is over is their possible lack of formal education or their lack of a “typical” work history. And while this can be an issue for the veteran who wants to get into a specific job market like [...]

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It is unfortunate that there are so many preconceived notions about gender roles in this country. But these beliefs are established and the only thing that can be done is to prevent them from permeating the workplace. Some of the gender roles that are common are the belief that women should not work [...]

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For both women and men, it is important to be able to be yourself all the time, but most specifically in the workplace. While certain behaviors like poor language and inappropriate humor should always be left at home, a person’s personal and gender traits cannot be expected to be saved for outside the office. [...]

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According to Federal law, it is illegal to discriminate against a person based on their sex or gender. This was very important legislation during the time of women’s suffrage and the feminist movement because it was these movements that brought about legislation like the amendment to the Fair Labor Standard’s Act, the Equal Pay [...]

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As most of the employable people in the United States are already aware, any kind of discrimination in the workplace is illegal. Some kinds, like sexual orientation discrimination, is only prevented by state law in California and is not covered at all by Federal law; other types of discrimination, like sex or gender discrimination, [...]

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According to the Federal Title VII law, an employer does not have to provide any leave of absence time for a woman to deliver her baby. This may sound odd, and according to California state law, it is. In fact, California state law requires necessary pregnancy leave of four months or less for [...]

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Under the Federal Title VII laws of the United States, a woman cannot be discriminated against in situations relating to pregnancy, childbirth, or for any medical reasons associated with these things. One of the biggest things that pregnant women have to face when they have a job and become pregnant is pregnancy accommodation.
Legally, employers [...]

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The United States Federal government has not ruled that discrimination for sexual orientation warrants anti-discrimination laws. Therefore, it is up to the individual states to address this issue in their own governments. So far, the only state with anti-discrimination law preventing sexual orientation is California.
One of the major factors about many types of [...]

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The only state in the United States that has anti-discrimination law for sexual orientation discrimination is California. California has many statutes that protect workers from any discrimination in the workplace regardless of their sexual orientation. One of the more complicated of these issues is in regards to perceived sexual orientation.
Employers who think that [...]

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Sexual orientation discrimination is considered by many Americans to be an issue of the utmost importance in today’s’ workplace. No matter where a company or business is located, a person should not be discriminated against because of his or her sexual orientation. The person should be able to open about his or her [...]

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