Focuses on severe or pervasive workplace conduct—such as discrimination, harassment, or intimidation—that interferes with an employee’s ability to perform their job and violates California employment law.
September 18, 2025
What if HR ignores your sexual harassment complaint in California? Sometimes employees take the right step and report harassment, only to have HR dismiss it. HR may downplay what happened.…
September 4, 2025
One of the most common questions I get from California employees is simple: does a verbal complaint at work count, or does it have to be in writing? Many employees…
September 2, 2025
Every week, employees call my office convinced they are being harassed at work. Many of them are. But just as often, what they’re describing is general mistreatment, unfair treatment, or…
September 2, 2025
When employees ask me whether reporting sexual harassment will ruin their careers, I understand the hesitation. Sexual harassment isn’t rare, and it usually isn’t as obvious as an assault. More…
June 13, 2025
Many California employees who believe they’re the victim of workplace harassment are surprised to learn that what they’re dealing with, while aggravating or even offensive, may not qualify as illegal…
June 3, 2025
Workplace harassment in California’s entertainment industry is a real problem and it’s just as illegal as harassment in any other workplace. Whether you’re on a film set, in a recording…
May 25, 2025
If you’re being sexually harassed at work, it’s easy to wonder if what you’re experiencing is “bad enough” to take action. Maybe your boss isn’t the one harassing you. Maybe…
May 6, 2025
Matt Ruggles is a California employment attorney with over 30 years of experience litigating workplace harassment cases. Matt has litigated claims under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) in…
April 29, 2025
By Matt Ruggles, California Employment Lawyer After more than 30 years of litigating employment law cases across California, I can now recognize certain fact patterns that differentiate a strong employment…
April 23, 2025
Sexual harassment in the workplace is wrong, plain and simple. Yet despite policies and growing awareness, many employees still struggle with how to respond to sexual harassment in California when…