Resolving Religion Discrimination in Los Angeles Offices

Tuesday, May 15, 2012


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Religion bias in the workplace is one of the most “unpopular” forms of employment discrimination based on United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) statistics.

In 2011, the agency only received 4,151 religion discrimination complaints. This number of complaints is definitely lower than the most “popular” type of workplace discrimination, racial bias, with some 35,395 complaints filed in 2011.

Although religion discrimination is not very common in the country, this does not mean that Los Angeles employees and applicants are not susceptible to this form of workplace bias. Hence, Los Angeles office workers and job seekers alike should know the things they must do in case they become subjected to discrimination based on their religion or religious practices.

Information Los Angeles office workers and applicants must know

Los Angeles office employees are often subjected to demanding duties and challenging work nature. Unfortunately, they are not only exposed to these workplace issues, but also to other workplace problems like employment discrimination. Therefore, it is necessary for them to learn the ways on how to deal with discrimination in the workplace.

Office employees who are experiencing or have experienced religion discrimination in the workplace are advised to follow these steps:

1. Forward your concern to the company’s human resources (HR) department – Employees who are being discriminated based on their religion should disclose their concerns with the HR director or manager to have the issued addressed and resolved.

2. Gather evidence – If the issue was not resolved by the HR department, the next step you should do is to collect pieces of evidence that can help you prove your claim. You can take down notes of the details of the discriminatory actions you experienced, and keep employment documents like employee handbook, contract, and company policy on discrimination.

3. Talk to your officemates – If you have officemates who have witnessed the discriminatory actions done to you, it would be best to talk to them. You can get their contact information so that in case you would need a witness to stand for you, you can contact him or her conveniently.

4. File a complaint – After doing the mentioned steps and the discrimination acts still did not stop, your best option would be to file a complaint with concerned government agency. You can file a formal complaint with the EEOC or the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) to formally and legally address your concern.

In case you are having a problem dealing with your claim alone, it would be best to consult with a Los Angeles employment lawyer who is experienced in handling office-based discrimination disputes. By doing this, you can be certain that the steps you would take are in accordance with the law.

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