Breastfeeding an infant is best for both the infant and mother — but when that mother is working, attempting to breastfeed and asking for accommodations too often ends with a pink slip. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which covers many employees in the United States, and…
Retaliation in the workplace is illegal but it still happens today in businesses all throughout San Francisco, the rest of California and the rest of the country. There are various ways you can face retaliation at work and for various reasons. We will take a look at…
People with disabilities enjoy certain workplace protections — but is obesity really a disability in California? Actually, it depends. An appellate court’s ruling on a recent case laid out the conditions under which obesity can be considered a disability. Employers need to take note and adjust their…
If the customer is always right, does that mean anything goes? Do you, as an employee of whatever enterprise that puts you in the public’s path, simply have to suffer whatever bad and boorish behavior a customer wants to dish your way? Absolutely not. When a customer’s…
Every job has risks of some sort — but some are far more dangerous than others. For those occupations, certain protective measures have to be taken to ensure that workers can operate with at least some sense of personal safety. What can you do, however, when your…
In an eye-opening wrongful termination lawsuit against the luxury retailer Moschino, a former employee of its West Hollywood location alleges that her manager pulled out all the stops when it came to showing her racial biases. The employee, a black woman of Haitian descent, details some startling…
Some disabilities are obvious to the world — while others are very much “hidden” conditions that observers can’t automatically discern just by looking at someone. Psychiatric disabilities often fall into that category of “hidden” conditions. Consequently, the people who suffer from them are often uncertain about when…
Whether you’re an employee working in California or you happen to employ others for your business in the state, it’s important to know that there are some significant legal changes that go into effect Jan. 1, 2019. Sexual harassment is being addressed in several ways in the…
Let’s be perfectly clear: You can’t go around recording private conversations without permission, so don’t start trying to catch sexual harassment on film unless you’re completely sure it’s legal to record. That being said — you may not have to deliberately try to catch a harasser in…
There’s a big difference between a bad boss and one that is acting illegally. It’s important to know the difference before you decide that you’re going to quit and sue. There’s no law that says an employer has to be a nice person or even treat his…
