Tag: Gender Discrimination
Best Ways to Handle Co-Worker Concerns about Transgender Employee
I recently hired a transgender employee. Some employees have told me that using pronouns which don’t align with someone’s biological sex goes against their...
Religious Beliefs, Gender Identity and Harassment Prevention Training
We have a new hire who says the harassment prevention training section on gender identity is against her religious beliefs and asks to skip...
Latest Issues Employers Are Asking About on Labor Law Helpline
In Episode 157 of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law expert Matthew Roberts and CalChamber HR Adviser Ellen Savage discuss the issues employers are...
U.S. Supreme Court Extends Sexual Orientation, Transgender Protections
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a long-awaited ruling on whether a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity fall within Title VII of...
First Entries on 2020 Job Killer List Similar to Previous Failed Proposals
This week, the California Chamber of Commerce named two recently introduced bills as 2020 job killers.
The bills are very similar to prior versions also...
Newly ID’d Job Killer Bills Move in State Legislature
The California Chamber of Commerce this week added four more bills to its job killer list, bringing the total number of bills identified this...
CalChamber-Sponsored Bill to Protect Businesses from Predatory Lawsuits Passes
Legislation sponsored by the California Chamber of Commerce to help educate businesses and protect them from predatory lawsuits passed an Assembly committee this week...
Gender Tax Bill Raises Litigation Concerns for California Businesses
The California Assembly will soon be considering a California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill that could require businesses to settle consumer complaints with...
Business Owners Come to Sacramento to Explain Problems with Gender Tax Bill
(From left) Small business owners Francisca Dumlao, Rosie Quintana and Graciela Fountain meet with CalChamber Senior Policy Advocate Jennifer Barrera before visiting legislators to...
Dress Codes Must Be Applied in Nondiscriminatory Manner
Can I have a separate dress code for men and women? For years our company has had a separate dress code for men and...
