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August 22, 2023
Sexual Harassment in the Video Game Industry – 4 Signs You are Being Harassed
The video game industry has continuously evolved since the 1980’s. The global video game industry was valued at $159.3 billion dollars in 2020. The pandemic actually drove sales up, with a 31 percent increase for spending on video games and gaming subscription services. According to the International Trade Commission, there’s an estimated 2.7 billion gamers worldwide. There’s at least one gamer in 75 percent of US households. Fro...
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July 20, 2023
Can Social Media Posts be Used as Evidence in an Employee Harassment Claim? 4 Big Tips for Building a Claim
Can social media posts be used as evidence in an employee harassment claim? Social media posts like Tweets and Instagram photos seem as routine as reading a newspaper. Social media is ubiquitous. A recent study from the PEW Research Center found that 70 percent of US adults admit to using FaceBook daily, while 59 percent say the same about Instagram and Snapchat. Social media posts have been both a benefit and detriment in the lands...
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July 17, 2023
What are Some Examples of Wage Disputes? The Over 300 Million Dollars Lost by Workers
Wage disputes occur when an employee files a complaint against their employer for money they believe they are owed. In 2021, Californians filed 19,000 wage disputes, totaling $320 million dollars in claims. Studies show that workers can lose up to $64.00 dollars per week. That’s an average of $3,300 dollars annually. Whether intentional or unintentional, no one wants to have money left on the table by their employer. However, it hap...
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June 20, 2023
4 Ways Remote Employees Can Still be Harassed at Work
Remote employees have become a staple in the US. Studies suggest that remote employees make up nearly 20 percent of the entire US workforce. In California, roughly 20 percent of adults live in a household where at least one person works remotely five days a week. Remote work has changed the way we communicate with our colleagues. ZOOM has become the new conference room. Unfortunately, harassment in the workplace still happens on a regul...
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May 15, 2023
Tech Layoffs – Could You Have Been Wrongfully Terminated? 2 Potential Signs
Tech Layoffs have been rampant, with more probably on the way. Tech layoffs have reached historic highs, with more than 200,000 jobs lost since last year. Meta, Amazon, Microsoft and Google have laid off at least a combined 51,000 tech workers during this period. Twitter alone has laid off close to 10,000 workers. The tech layoffs come as a result of companies hiring big during the pandemic. Google and Microsoft increased their workforce b...
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January 16, 2023
What is Retaliation? 4 Signs of this Illegal Trend
Retaliation occurs when an employer punishes an employee for engaging in a legally protected act. In 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reported that 55.8% of complaints they received were related to retaliation after an employee reported a sexual harassment incident. Retaliation is a trend far too common in toxic workplace cultures. Even with the spread of remote work, or work from home, retaliation is still a possibil...
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December 13, 2022
What is Workplace Harassment?
Workers deserve the right to work in a fair and safe place of employment, free of workplace harassment. Unfortunately, not everyone, including employers and fellow employees, follow the laws of workplace harassment or discrimination. You need to know your rights as an employee if you find yourself in such a situation. The law in California prohibits discrimination, harassment and retaliation. DISCRIMINATION Discrimination is...
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February 10, 2022
Workers’ Compensation and Mental Health – Do I have a Psychiatric Injury Claim Against my Employer? 3 Unique Examples
There has been much more awareness regarding those who suffer from a psychiatric injury. Studies show 1 in 5 US adults experience mental illness. Per California workers’ compensation law, a psychiatric injury may be a mental, emotional, or psychiatric condition stemming from either working conditions, a work injury, or a traumatic experience that took place at work. What are the specific requirements to claim a psychiatric injury? Speci...
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