by Vonder Haar Law Offices | Aug 21, 2014 | Business Law, Employment Law, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Workplace Harassment, Wrongful Termination
As a sexual harassment lawyer, I am frequently asked: “Who is liable?” Sexual harassment is a form of discrimination based on the sex of the victim and is prohibited under federal law and California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (HEFA). FEHA currently...
by Vonder Haar Law Offices | Aug 13, 2014 | Employment Law, Family Law, Workplace Harassment
Leave of Absence: What’s the Risk? Can I Lose My Job? Updated August 15th, 2018 Occasionally an employee suffers a serious illness or injury or has to take time off to care for a family member with a serious illness or injury. Sometimes employees even become...
by Vonder Haar Law Offices | Jul 15, 2014 | Business Law, Employment Law, Workplace Harassment
Whistleblower Protection Defined: A Whistleblower is an employee that reports an employer’s violation of the law or refuses to participate in the violation. When an employee blows the whistle, an employer is prohibited from retaliating against the employee. Employers,...
by Vonder Haar Law Offices | Jul 10, 2014 | Business Law, Employment Law, Workplace Harassment
Color, ethnic origin, or race discrimination involves treating an employee or applicant unfavorably because he or she is of a certain race or because he or she has personal characteristics associated with a particular race (such as hair texture, skin color, or...
