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No Tricks, Just Treats: Navigating Halloween in the Workplace
As Halloween approaches this year, employees may be eager to bring some festive spirit into the workplace by dressing up in costumes. While costumes can…
Retaliation Still Dominates EEOC Charges Nationwide
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released detailed breakdowns of the 76,418 workplace discrimination charges the agency received in fiscal year (FY) 2018….
Prevent Halloween Horrors This Year
This year, Halloween falls on a Tuesday, and with a record number of people planning to participate in related festivities (73 percent, according to the…
Answering Questions on Displays of Affection, Pronoun Use, Free Speech and More
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Labor and Employment General Counsel Bianca Saad, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts and CalChamber Employment Law…
Supreme Court Says Lateral Job Transfer Can Be Discriminatory Under Federal Law
The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued a decision holding that a lateral job transfer can be discriminatory under Title VII when the transfer brought some…
Understanding Religious Accommodations for Mandatory Vaccination Policies
COVID-19 vaccines continue dominating the news as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now provided full approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for…
Employers Must Explore Reasonable Accommodations for Religious Beliefs
Religion is one of just two protected classes under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) — disability is the other — that requires employers…
EEO-1 Pay Data Collection Deadline Has Passed – What Employers Need to Know Now
Although the EEO-1 Component 2 data (also known as pay data) September 30 deadline is officially behind us, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) continues…
Asking an Older Employee If He Plans on Retiring Soon
Our employee is over 65 years old and he seems shaky physically; it is taking him longer and longer to get his job duties done….
Asking Applicants about Vehicle Ownership May Be Discriminatory
We’ve experienced challenges with employees being unable to come to work due to car troubles. In job interviews, is it OK to ask an applicant…
