You find yourself bullied and harassed at your workplace. You're called names based on your ethnicity, or your religious beliefs and practices are brought into question, or you experience unwanted touching and sexual advances. You report these incidents to your employer. You are fired. Now what?Many people find themselves at a loss when their...

In October of 2013, a male CNN reporter filed a complaint with the EEOC against CNN's parent company, Time Warner Cable, regarding discriminatory paternity leave practices by the company. As per Time Warner Cable's company policy, women are entitled to take up to 10 weeks of paid leave in the form of maternity leave....

In light of Kelley v. The Conco Companies, (“Kelley”) 196 Cal. App. 4th 191, 126 legislators enacted Senate Bill 292 amending the Fair Employment and Housing Act to explicitly state that sexual desire need not be a motivating factor in order for a plaintiff to prevail on a claim of harassment.In Kelley, a male plaintiff complained of harassment...

Last week, a New York judge issued a historic decision to award a class of unpaid interns. In February 2013, Elite Model Management was sued by a former unpaid intern who claimed that the interns were executing the same kind of work as employees were. The plaintiff claimed that she and others similarly classified,...

On January 29, 2014, a Connecticut congresswoman, a Georgia congressman, and a Connecticut Senator introduced a bill in both houses of government detailing the unemployed as the latest protected class in the United States. According to the proposed “Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2014,” employers and employment agencies are prevented from discriminating against the...