Plaintiff seeks to recover actual, compensatory, liquidated, and punitive damages for discrimination based upon discrimination concerning his disability. Plaintiff submits a request to the court for lost salary and benefits, future lost salary and benefits, and compensatory damages for emotional pain and suffering.
Discrimination Within The Workplace In Contra Costa
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They are called grounds of discrimination and are listed in the Canadian Human Rights Act. For example: Were you fired because of your race? Were you denied a service because of your gender identity, your colour, your disability? Maybe it was about more than one thing.
Discrimination means treating someone unfairly because of one of their protected personal characteristics. The Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of personal characteristics. A person is either born with these personal characteristics or they acquire them later in life.
California law protects individuals from illegal discrimination by employers based on the following: Race, color. Ancestry, national origin. Religion, creed. Age (40 and over)
Provision. 13. A witness who testifies in any proceedings has the right not to have any incriminating evidence so given used to incriminate that witness in any other proceedings, except in a prosecution for perjury or for the giving of contradictory evidence.
Racial discrimination examples include not hiring a qualified candidate, giving someone an undesirable job or task that they're overqualified for, passing someone over for a promotion, or otherwise making the workplace a hostile environment based solely on the employee's race.
Evidence in a discrimination case in California typically includes: emails, text messages, recordings, disciplinary forms, termination documents, or a copy of your employment contract if one exists. If you're like most Californians, you spend an inordinate amount of time at work.
For discrimination complaints related to housing, employment, or business establishments, you may contact the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) at 800-884-1684 (voice), 800-700-2320 (TTY). You may also visit the DFEH page for additional information.
Report workplace discrimination Report discrimination to the EEOC. Use the EEOC's public portal to follow the complaint process. Submit an online inquiry. Schedule an interview with someone from the EEOC.
Evidence takes several forms. It includes your testimony, which is the very first evidence gathered by EEOC. It also includes written materials such as evaluations, notes by your employer, letters, memos, and the like. You will be asked to provide any documents you may have that relate to your case.
Compare your work, conduct and treatment to that of those outside of your protected class as much as possible. Provide proof that others of similar qualifications have been given better opportunities, projects that are more favorable and superior treatment.