I'm sorry this is happening to you. Sexual harassment is prohibited under California's Fair Employment & Housing Act ("FEHA"). Sexual harassment...

Are federal courts more fair than the DFEH?

You're mixing things up a little. The DFEH is a state agency. It is not a court. So asking if federal courts are fairer than the DFEH is not the...

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I need to know the California Code that protects an employee in a healthcare facility from reprimand and termination

I'm sorry this happened to you. The Fair Employment & Housing Act ("FEHA") prohibits retaliating against an employee for complaining about a...

I'll take you at your word that you didn't realize the mistake. Unfortunately, i't's irrelevant whether you realized the mistake or not. It's not...

Is it discriminatory?

Ugh. Seriously? This actually happened? The Unruh Act, California Civil Code §51(b), states that "All persons within the jurisdiction of this...

From the way you describe it, Kaiser is messing up, while your employer seems to be trying to do the right thing. Forget about the federal...

You've hit the nail on the head. There could be several reasons that the charge was deemed ineligible for mediation, the most likely of which is...

Sexual assault in the workplace ?

I'm sorry this happened to you. Sexual harassment in the workplace, and in particular sexual assault as you describe, is illegal. The Fair...

Is this a civil rights case? Would unemployment be available if she quits?

DO NOT QUIT until she speaks to an attorney. If she quits, she will severely limit some of her rights and remedies, if she has any at all, against...

That's an interesting situation. I have sometimes seen employers pay employees incorrectly for a paycheck or two, and demand the money back. The...