Sexual Harassment in the Workplace | Shegerian & Associates Can Help You Sexual harassment in the workplace is one of the most common forms of employment-related discrimination. Both men and women can fall victim to illegal treatment. It can occur in the form of verbal and physical misconduct. An employer can be found guilty of […]

Wrongful Termination | Shegerian & Associates Can Help You Enforce Your Rights Wrongful termination can lead to a loss of your primary source of income, which can create an unwanted financial hardship. When an employer illegally terminates you, a qualified attorney can help you seek justice. You do not have to endure unfair treatment. Goodyear […]

Gender Bias in the Workplace | Shegerian & Associates Can Fight For Your Rights Gender bias in the workplace can lead to harassment, retaliation and wrongful termination, among many other negative consequences. Gaitane et al v Eaton Corp — Gender Bias Lawsuit Initiated Eaton Corp manufactures industrial products, hydraulics and truck transmissions. Amy Gaitane and […]

Transgender Discrimination | Shegerian & Associates Is Ready to Help You Employment discrimination can occur in a number of ways, including transgender discrimination. An employer must treat their workers fairly and equally, no matter their gender or sexual orientation. Negative consequences that arise from illegal treatment can include a denial of opportunities, demotion, termination, harassment […]

Sex Discrimination | Shegerian & Associates Can Help You While it can be hard to prove, there are several cases where a victims of sex discrimination have receive the justice they deserved. In most cases, two employees on the same level with the same responsibilities are paid different salaries. It could be as innocent as […]

Unemployment Discrimination | Shegerian & Associates Can Help Many people have experienced that sinking feeling when they apply for a job, only to be turned down because of gaps in employment. This is becoming a much bigger problem, especially as so many people are currently unemployed at the moment. The vicious cycle continues as those […]

Layoffs | Shegerian & Associates Is Ready to Help Layoffs are becoming more and more common in today’s economy and many companies are downsizing and cutting back on employees or shutting their doors all together. While being laid off is a different experience than being terminated, you still have certain rights, and knowing the steps […]

Disability Discrimination | Shegerian & Associates Can Help You In recent years, various laws regarding working with people with disabilities in the workplace have been passed and under the law, employers must make an effort to make accommodations for any employees who have disabilities. Interactive process refers to this idea that employers cannot simply ignore […]

Gender Discrimination | Shegerian & Associates Is Ready to Help Although there are many laws in place to ensure that men and women in the workplace are compensated equally for their work, there is still a discrepancy between the salaries of women and the salaries of men, even when they are doing the same job. […]

Disability Discrimination | Shegerian & Associates Will Fight for You There are several California labor laws that protect persons with disabilities from discrimination in the workplace. While there are not specific laws in place for several possible occurrences, there are specific examples that have received judgment in the favor of the disabled employee. These judgments […]

Hourly Wages | Shegerian & Associates Help You Get the Pay You Deserve If your employer has subjected you to training exercises outside of your regular work hours or requires meetings that are also not during workdays, you should receive adequate compensation for these activities. It often happens that an employer will mandate training sessions […]

Social Media Use | Shegerian & Associates Can Help You While you may feel as though you are free to speak your own opinions about your job when you are not in work, there are cases where what you say could get you into trouble. This is especially true with social media, though you may […]