Month: June 2025

California Court Finds Indirect Sexual Harassment Unlawful
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Posted in Harassment

California Court Finds Indirect Sexual Harassment Unlawful

Unlawful sexual harassment based on a hostile work environment requires unwelcome or unwanted conduct based on a worker’s sex that also occurs with such severity…

U.S. Supreme Court Issues ‘Reverse Discrimination’ Decision
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Posted in Discrimination

U.S. Supreme Court Issues ‘Reverse Discrimination’ Decision

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that members of a majority group claiming workplace discrimination do not need to meet a heightened evidentiary standard to…

City of Los Angeles Raises Wages for Hotel, Airport Workers
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Posted in Local Ordinances

City of Los Angeles Raises Wages for Hotel, Airport Workers

UPDATE: The City of Los Angeles hotel and airport minimum wage increase, and other changes identified below, are currently on hold following a referendum petition…

California CRD’s New Age Discrimination Fact Sheet
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Posted in Discrimination

California CRD’s New Age Discrimination Fact Sheet

To coincide with California Governor Gavin Newsom’s proclamation that May is Older Californians Month, the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) published a new fact sheet…

Workplace Violence Prevention Obligations
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Posted in General Workplace Safety

Employers, Don’t Overlook Your Annual Workplace Violence Prevention Obligations

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Labor and Employment General Counsel Bianca Saad and CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts discuss what employers…