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Are you a California employee experiencing a loss in sexual drive or desire? The law might be on your side. A recent court ruling found that the loss of sexual desire is a disability requiring reasonable accommodation. Under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act, one way for an employee to show his or her disability is to demonstrate that the alleged disability substantially limits one or more of the major life activities. A person is substantially limited when he or she is unable to perform, or significantly restricted in performing, a major life activity that the average person in the general population can perform.

This recent employment case indicates that the definition of disability has been expanded to include both physical and mental impairments which might limit your ability to engage in sexual relations. Sexual relations qualify as a major life activity under Federal laws. Other major life activities include hearing, seeing, walking, speaking, learning, working, performing manual tasks or caring for oneself. If you are a disabled employee you are protected by law. If your employer is not recognizing your disability, whether it is a sexually related one or not, an experienced employment lawyer can help you.

The knowledgeable California employment lawyers of Greenberg& Rudman LLP will help you make sure your employer is recognizing your disability and providing you with appropriate and reasonable accommodations. Call us now and you will receive a free consultation regarding your legal rights and learn how one of our experienced employment lawyers may be able to assist you.

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The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is intended to prohibit discrimination against employees with disabilities. This law applies specifically to federal employees and covers programs conducted by Federal agencies, programs receiving federal funds (such as colleges participating in federal student loan programs), and employment practices of businesses with federal contracts. The Act covers a wide range of mental and physical impairments that significantly limit a major life activity. An experienced employment lawyer will help you determine if you are covered by this Act.

The Act provides a wide range of services designed to help persons with physical or mental impairments, which result in a substantial impediment to employment. The goal of the Act is to assist a disabled federal employee in preparing for and engaging in gainful employment to the extent of their capabilities. As an eligible employee you have the option either to develop your own Individualized Plan for Employment Services, which can be tailored to your specific needs through an Individualized Plan for Employment or request the assistance of a qualified vocational rehabilitation counselor to help you in determining your special needs.

If you live and work in California and believe you qualify as a protected federal employee under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the knowledgeable employment lawyers at Greenberg & Rudman LLP are here to help you. Call 1-800-ALAWPRO (1-800-252-9776) now for a free consultation regarding your legal rights.

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Are you a CA employee suffering from AIDS or HIV? AIDS is caused by HIV, or the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. A recent survey taken by the Center for Disease Control shows that the number of Americans infected by the AIDS virus each year is much higher than the government has been estimating. Over 1 million Americans, many of those living and working in California, are living with the AIDS virus.

If you are an employee in California and you have HIV or AIDS, your employer cannot discriminate against you because of your condition. Both Federal and CA state law protect employees with HIV or AIDS from being discriminated against by their employer. Your employer might discriminate against you for having HIV/AIDS by not allowing you to work for fear of spreading the infection or by not allowing you to take off time for doctor’s appointments.

HIV, or Human Immunodeficiency Virus, is a virus that attacks a person’s immune system. While it is NOT possible to become infected with HIV through sharing eating utensils or a toilet seat with an infected person, or touching, hugging, shaking hands or eating food prepared by someone with HIV, HIV can be transmitted during breastfeeding, intravenous drug use, and unprotected sexual intercourse.

Have you been the victim of discrimination in your work place as a result of having HIV/AIDS? If you live in California, call the experienced employment attorneys at the Law Offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) now! You will receive a free consultation regarding your legal rights and hear how one of our experienced employment lawyers may be able to help you.

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Both male and female employees in California might be entitled to a leave of absence under the Family and Medical Leave Act. An increasing number of men are filing claims under this Act, whether it be because they are a single parent and desire to spend more time with their child or children, or because they want to care for an ailing parent or other close family member, or because they want to spend time with their newborn. As a man or woman employed in CA, you might be eligible for time off under the Act, and an informed employment lawyer will help you determine whether or not you qualify.

The FMLA grants eligible employees up to a total of 12 workweeks of unpaid leave during any 12-month period for one or more of the following reasons:

• The birth of and to care for your newborn child


• To care for your immediate family member (spouse, child, or parent) with a serious health condition


• Medical leave when you are unable to work because of a serious health condition

If you are a man or woman working in California and your employer will not grant you a leave of absence under the Family and Medical Leave but you believe you are entitled to the leave, a knowledgeable employment attorney can help. Call the Law Offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) now for a free consultation regarding your legal rights and to hear how one of our experienced employment lawyers may be able to help you.

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Breast-feeding employees in California have the law on their side. In 2002, legislature amended the California Labor Code to require that employers provide “lactation accommodation.” This means that your employer must provide you with a reasonable amount of time to accommodate your need to provide breast milk to your infant child and to make reasonable efforts to provide you, the employee, with the use of a location, other than a bathroom, in close proximity to your work area to express your milk in private. For example, a room equipped with security cameras does not offer an adequate level of privacy for a woman needing to perform the breast milking process.

If you have talked with your employer about your breast-feeding needs and your employer is not providing you with reasonable accommodations, an experienced employment attorney can help you fight for your rights as a breast-feeding female employee. Also, your employer cannot discriminate against you or harass you because of your needs, which are protected by law. Forms of discrimination might include firing you, demoting you, or not providing you with reasonable accommodations in your work place.

The experienced employment lawyers at Greenberg & Rudman LLP are here to help you. If you are a woman in the CA work place who feels your breast milk feeding needs are not being taken seriously, or are causing your to be the victim of discrimination or harassment at work, call the legal team at Greenberg & Rudman LLP today at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) today for a free consultation regarding your legal rights and to hear how one of our lawyers may be able to help you.

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Employees in the San Fernando Valley have the legal team of Greenberg & Rudman LLP on their side. Are you a resident of the San Fernando Valley? Or do you work in the San Fernando Valley? If you answered yes to one of these questions and you have an employment claim you would like to bring against your employer, call the experienced employment lawyers at Greenberg & Rudman LLP today.

Our attorneys have over 50 years of legal and court room experience and know how to defend your employment law rights. With a population of almost two million people, California’s San Fernando Valley is home to thousands of employees, many of whom have been the victim of discrimination, harassment, and/or other employment related claims. The experienced employment lawyers at Greenberg & Rudman LLP have fought for the rights of these victims and won hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages for these employees.

California and federal law protects CA workers and the employment attorneys at Greenberg & Rudman LLP know the law. If you live or work in the San Fernando Valley and you believe you have been discriminated against or harrassed by your employer, Greenberg & Rudman LLP is here to help. Call our experienced employment attorneys now at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) today for a free consultation regarding your legal rights and to learn how one of our lawyers may be able to help you.

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Are you currently suffering from a painful ulcer and trying your hardest to make it through the work day? An experienced California employment lawyer might be able to help you make sure your employer does not discriminate against you because of your medical condition. An ulcer is a sore on the lining of your digestive tract, mouth, or bladder and can be aggravated by physical or emotional stress. Fortunately, there is medication available that can treat your ulcer.

Are you wondering if you have an ulcer? Possible signs of an ulcer include:

• You feel better when you eat or drink and but you feel worse 1 or 2 hours later


• You feel worse when you eat or drink


• You experience stomach pain that wakes you up at night


• You feel full fast


• You have a heavy feeling, bloating, burning or a dull pain in your stomach


• You experience unexpected weight loss

Federal and California law protects you from being discriminated against because of your medical disability. If your ulcer has progressed to the point of a medical disability and your employer is not acknowledging your disability by allowing you to take time off work for medical appointments or providing you with reasonable work-site accommodations for your ulcer, you might have a cause of action against your employer.

The experienced employment attorneys at Greenberg & Rudman might be able to assist you in protecting your rights. If you are in California, call us now at the Law Offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) for a free consultation regarding your legal rights and to hear how one of our experienced employment lawyers may be able to help you.

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In a recent employment case, the state Supreme Court unanimously supported a male police officer who claimed he had been the victim of religious discrimination. The police officer, a Jewish man, claimed that his co-workers continually made derogatory comments and jokes regarding his Jewish heritage. The court agreed that the comments went beyond teasing and were in fact discriminatory and that the officer was the victim of religious discrimination in his work place.

Religious discrimination is against the law in California and throughout the country. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits employers with 15 or more employees from discriminating against you, the employee, because of your religion when hiring you, firing you, and/or other terms and conditions of your employment. This might include harassing comments made in ‘jest’ that are discriminatory in nature. An experienced employment lawyer will help you determine if you are the victim of religious discrimination in your work place.

If you live and work in California and you believe that you have been or are currently the victim of religious discrimination, or discrimination of any sort, call the California law offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) today. Your consultation is free! And you will have the chance to speak with one of our knowledgeable employment attorneys to hear how we can help you.

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More male employees in California and throughout the country are taking legal matters regarding their employment into their own hands. According to a recent Equal Employment Opportunity Commission study, the number of men who have filed sexual harassment claims against their employers has almost doubled. Although sexual harassment or gender-based discrimination in the work place tends to occur more often against women, men are also victims of such harassment.

Federal law protects both men and women from being discriminated against on the basis of gender, race, religion, nationality, or color. Male employees in California should not be afraid to come forward if they are being sexually harassed or discriminated against because they are male. An experienced employment attorney can help you stand up for your rights.

If you are man, or woman, in the California workplace and believe you have been the victim of sexual harassment or any form or discrimination, the Law Offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP are here to help you defend your rights. Your consultation is free! And you will have the chance to speak with one of our experienced employment attorneys to hear how we can help you. Call NOW!

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In a recent California employment case, the court decided that it is up to you, the employee, when or whether to take your meal and rest breaks. In other words, your employer does not have to make sure you take your legally-permitted breaks. However, your employer cannot prevent you from using these rest periods and instead needs to make them available to you, the employee. This ruling is good news for many employees, such as food servers and others who would prefer the flexibility in deciding when to take their meal and/or rest period. As an employee, you do not have to take your rest period during busy times, when you might be able to earn greater tips or sales. Rather you can wait to take your break until a time that works best for you.

Depending on the hours you work, your meal and rest periods can vary. Typically, as an employee in California you receive a 30 minute meal break after 5 hours of work. Also, California Labor Code requires that your employer permit you, the employee, to take a rest period lasting at least 10 minutes for every 4 hours worked. While there are a few exceptions to the CA meal break and rest breaks rules, an experienced lawyer will be able to help you make sure your rights as a CA employee are being protected. As the new ruling indicates, it is up to you, the employee, to decide when you would like to take your break, so long as you have worked the required hours.

If you are an employee in CA and you feel like your employer is not providing you with the appropriate breaks for either meals or rest, call the Law Offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP now at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) for a free consultation regarding your legal rights. You will have the chance to speak with one of our experienced employment attorneys and hear how we may be able to help you. Your call is completely confidential.

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As a California employee, your rights are protected if you suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD. An anxiety disorder, PTSD is a severe and ongoing emotional reaction to an extreme psychological trauma. Several federal laws protect individuals who suffer from mental disabilities against disability discrimination. An experienced employment attorney will help you if your rights are not being taken care of by your employer.

Do you suffer from PSTD? Here are a few signs of the anxiety disorder:

• You experience troublesome memories, flashbacks that are usually caused by reminders of the traumatic events, or recurring nightmares about the trauma


• You avoid places, people, and experiences that remind you of the trauma


• you have feelings of anger, guilt, grief, or bitterness


• you are often unable to process information, to make decisions, or to remember common words


• you withdraw from family and friends, or use drugs and/or alcohol to excess

As a CA employee suffering from a proven mental disability, your employer needs to provide you with certain reasonable accommodations, including time off work for psychotherapy appointments. If you live in California and suffer from PTSD, but feel your needs are not being met by your employer, a knowledgeable employment attorney can help. To stand up for your rights, call the law offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) NOW. You will receive a free consultation regarding your legal rights and learn how one of our experienced employment lawyers may be able to help you.

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In late July, the court affirmed another retaliation case in favor of an employee and against her employer. The female employee did not feel comfortable testifying against another employee in a discrimination case and lost her job as a result. Fortunately, the court recognized her employer’s misconduct and, with the help of her attorney, awarded her $4 million in damages. If you have been retaliated against by your employer, an experienced employment attorney will be able to assist you.

Retaliation is against the law. Your employer may not fire, demote, harass or otherwise "retaliate" against you for filing a charge of discrimination, participating in a discrimination proceeding, or, such as the woman in the case above, opposing discrimination. Federal law prohibits retaliation against employees who oppose unlawful discrimination or participate in an employment discrimination proceeding.

If you live and work in California and believe you have been retaliated against in your place of work, call the law offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) NOW. You will receive a free consultation regarding your legal rights and learn how one of our experienced employment lawyers may be able to help you.

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