San Francisco Civil Rights Lawyers
Our mothers, our sisters, our cousins, our aunts, our daughters, our roommates and coworkers and friends and partners too. JUST. BELIEVE. WOMEN. Here to listen. Here to make CHANGE. Editor’s Note: The California Civil Rights Law Group is dedicated to fighting for women to feel safe at work and to be treated as equals. Sexual harassment is not […]
Published on October 19, 2017Editor’s Note. As discrimination attorneys here in the San Francisco Bay Area, we keep a keen eye on litigation affecting workers and workers’ rights. In this blog post, for example, we review recent actions of the Trump administration in litigation concerning wrongful termination. If you feel that you may be facing workplace discrimination and even […]
Published on October 13, 2017Editor’s Note As San Francisco Bay Area wrongful termination attorneys, we often get queries from the public as to the limits on wrongful termination in employment. The recent controversy at Google over former employee James Damore and his “screed” on gender issues at Google brings up an interesting question. What is the potential for a […]
Published on August 17, 2017When employees get sick or hurt and need to take time off, employers may try to fire them. However, state and federal lawmakers have passed statutes to help employees keep their jobs when they get sick, and get back to work once they feel better. Who is Protected? Under the federal Family and Medical Leave […]
Published on July 19, 2017Employment discrimination laws provide California workers with protection against all types of discrimination, including racial, gender and age. These laws are enacted at the federal level and backed up by the states. According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, these laws began to take shape in the 1960s as a response to the civil rights […]
Published on March 29, 2017Few people look forward to applying for a job. The process can be a trying one filled with difficult questions. Some questions simply should not be asked, however. A recent article in a southern California newspaper points out that employers in our state should stay away from asking applicants to identify or describe disabilities they […]
Published on February 6, 2017Last fiscal year, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed 86 individual claims – the lowest number of individual discrimination lawsuits in 10 years. As a result, they are going to be shifting focus to what they call “systemic discrimination.” The EEOC defines systemic discrimination as “pattern-or-practice, policy and/or class cases where the alleged discrimination […]
Published on February 2, 2017Is disability discrimination a problem at our nation’s airports? If one were to ask Michelle Gilstrap, she would no doubt answer with a resounding yes. Her experience with airlines – specifically United Airlines – left much to be desired in the area of customer service. Circumstances: Ms. Gilstrap has a broad range of medical problems, […]
Published on March 27, 2013