Under both California and Federal law, your employer may not discriminate against you based on your gender. California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act protects employees from this type of discrimination. Under federal law, Title VII protects against sex discrimination at work. Title VII applies to most employers with over 15 or more employees. This includes state governments, local governments, employment agencies, labor organization, and the federal government. Employees receive more protection under California law as the Fair Employment and Housing Act applies to employers with 5 or more employees.

Sex-based discrimination is treating an employee differently than another employee because of their gender. This type of discrimination becomes illegal when it affects the ‘terms and conditions’ of employment. ‘Terms and conditions’ include things such as salary, hours worked, schedules, vacation time, etc. There are two basic types of gender discrimination: disparate treatment and disparate impact. Disparate treatment discrimination is clear-cut discrimination. It occurs when an employee is treated differently because of their gender. Disparate impact discrimination occurs when a company policy tends to exclude on gender or the other from a promotion. The policy, however, was not intended to have that effect.

Recently, a doctor was sued in a gender discrimination case. The lawsuit alleged that he subjected female employees to abusive and demeaning treatment. If you have been a victim of either disparate treatment gender discrimination or disparate impact gender discrimination, get help today! Call the experienced employment attorneys at Law Offices of David H. Greenberg. You can reach us at 1-888-204-1014. Call us for a free consultation. You can also visit us at www.discriminationattorney.com to learn more.