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Category: Employment Law
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Judge orders Hershey into mediation with discrimination case
Since the introduction of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Americans enjoy a lot more protections in the workplace — more specifically, protection from discrimination based on age, sex, race, skin color and national origin. But even with this federal law in place, some employers and employees still participate in discriminatory behavior…
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National Disability Employment Awareness Month
In 1945, Congress passed a law declaring the first week in October as “National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week.” It was later expanded to include the entire month and the name was changed to National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The national campaign is designed to improve awareness about the employment issues facing people with disabilities.…
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The importance of adhering to wage and hour laws in California
In a post last week we discussed the Fair Labor Standards Act and how it affects employees across the nation, especially in the area of fair compensation for work done. According to the federal law, all nonexempt employees must be paid overtime pay for time worked past 40 hours in a work week. But as some of…
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What is the Fair Labor Standards Act?
Unless you’ve gone to law school or study the law in your spare time, you’re like a lot of people across the nation — you probably are quite unfamiliar with the state and federal laws that are at work every day. One such law is the Fair Labor Standards Act. You’ve probably heard this law…