The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) of the United States is a component of the US Department of Labor. The responsibilities of the EEOC include developing new measures to prevent and resolve workplace harassment and discrimination. The EEOC is also tasked with investigating claims of employers’ violations of EEOC law. If you believe you have… Read More
California employment laws include various regulations regarding pay, benefits, and expense compensation for employees. Employers must abide by these terms and pay their employees appropriately. When it comes to business-related expenses, employers are typically responsible for compensating their employees for any expenses they incur while performing their job duties. For example, if you must use… Read More
On October 12, 2017, Governor Jerry Brown, signed a new California Employment Law (California Labor Code 432.3). This new California employment law protects employees in three ways. First, an employer may not ask a job applicant’s salary history and cannot try to find out that information from other sources. Second, an employer may not rely on an… Read More
Every day, countless women perform the same work as their male colleagues only to earn less than their fair share. On National Equal Pay Day, we mark how far into the new year women would have to work just to earn the same as men did in the previous year, and we renew our efforts… Read More