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by the Orange County Labor Attorney Perry Smith

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Entries from April 2008

Pregnancy Considered a Deterrent when Hiring New Employees

April 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

A recent study, by the Employment Law Advisory Services, revealed more than half of bosses consider the chance of a potential employee getting pregnant before employing them by weighing in factors such as age and marital status.  More than three-quarters of employers said they would not hire a woman if she was going to get […]

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Sex Discrimination Costs Citigroup $33 Million

April 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Three female brokers from California in the Smith Barney brokerage unit sued Citigroup for sexual discrimination.  They alleged managers steered clients to male brokers, did not provide opportunities for women to be partners, and gave women less sales support, less desirable offices, and less training.
The lawsuit was granted class action status and now about 2,500 […]

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