Generally speaking, employers are absolutely allowed to institute dress codes. You'll see this if you walk into a store and all of the employees have the same color shirt on, for instance, or if you go to an office building and everyone is wearing suits and ties. The...
Workplace Discrimination
You have legal protections as a pregnant California worker
Many pregnant workers in the Huntington Beach region worry about how pregnancy may affect their jobs. For example, if the pregnancy requires bed rest or similar work restrictions, the pregnant employee may fear termination. Fortunately, the law protects pregnant...
Can your employer restrict your hairstyles?
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has grooming standards that are agreed upon that determine what an employer can or cannot require in the workplace in terms of hairstyles and grooming. Most of the time, grooming codes are acceptable, but they do have to be...
3 examples of religious discrimination
The freedom of religion is one of the founding ideas behind the United States, and it is not lawful for employers to discriminate against people based on their religion. There is the expectation that many people will have different faiths in this “melting pot” of a...
Is your employer giving you the accessibility you need to succeed?
Most companies – or at least their human resources professionals – understand the basics of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it comes to hiring and making accommodations for employees with all types of disabilities. However, even more than three decades...