San Francisco Civil Rights Lawyers
In an extremely troubling case, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently filed suit against Goodwill Industries of the East Bay Area and its affiliate, Calidad Industries, and a supervisor for their janitorial services contractor. In its complaint, the EEOC claims the supervisor made a habit of sexually harassing female janitorial staff, falsifying their time records, […]
Published on January 3, 2017For many years, the wider community have agreed everyone is entitled to a workplace that is free from sexual harassment. To make this community value law, the California government established the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). However, not every issue can be dealt with at once, so there have been amendments to the FEHA […]
Published on May 15, 2013Sexual harassment in or relating to the workplace is prohibited by law. Fair Employment and Housing Commission regulations define sexual harassment as follows: unwanted sexual advances, visual, verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature. There are two main categories of sexual harassment: “Quid pro quo” harassment occurs when one’s employment is contingent upon that […]
Published on April 8, 2013