{"id":1269,"date":"2022-04-04T16:00:01","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T16:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cwilc.com\/?page_id=1269"},"modified":"2025-05-28T11:36:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T18:36:56","slug":"discriminacion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cwilc.com\/es\/ley-de-empleo\/discriminacion\/","title":{"rendered":"Discriminaci\u00f3n"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1269\" class=\"elementor elementor-1269\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc2c1ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc2c1ce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fea2973\" data-id=\"fea2973\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d21ea2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d21ea2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">California Discrimination Labor Law<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5750acd elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed 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Discrimination<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cwilc.com\/employment-law\/hostile-work-environment\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Hostile Work Environment<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cwilc.com\/employment-law\/sick-leave\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Sick Leave Violations<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-665f223 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"665f223\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CONTACT US<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aed94d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2aed94d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Speak to an Attorney at California Work Injury Law Center.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af13f59 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"af13f59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/cwilc.com\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CONTACT US<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9bf8f73\" data-id=\"9bf8f73\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae2c1bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae2c1bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"auto\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Discrimination laws in the California workplace are supposed to protect employees from unfair treatment, especially when it comes to hiring and firing. These laws also offer protection from discrimination based on race, national origin, ancestry, religion, military status, disability.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-befc478 elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"befc478\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;highlight&quot;,&quot;marker&quot;:&quot;circle&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;highlight_animation_duration&quot;:1200,&quot;highlight_iteration_delay&quot;:8000}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">What kinds of discrimination are against state law in California?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d62f051 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d62f051\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">California state law also prohibits discrimination based on:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">color<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">race<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">national origin<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">religion<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sex (including pregnancy, childbirth)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">disabilities<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">age\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">marital status<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sexual orientation<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gender identity and gender expression<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AIDS\/HIV<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medical condition<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Political affiliations<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Military or veteran status, and<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Height &amp; weight<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63e4373 elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"63e4373\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;highlight&quot;,&quot;marker&quot;:&quot;circle&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;highlight_animation_duration&quot;:1200,&quot;highlight_iteration_delay&quot;:8000}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">How do I know if I was discriminated against?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13629cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13629cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Some examples include:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your employer only hires people of a certain race, sexual orientation, gender, religion, age, and\/or nationality.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not getting a deserved promotion due to discriminatory practices even though you are more qualified qualifies as discrimination.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inappropriate humor at your expense such as gender, race, sexual orientation, or legal status.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inappropriate questions during an interview such as \u201cDo you have plans to have a baby?.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being given job assignments that are considered beneath your skills and training due to your age, race, or sex.\u00a0\u00a0<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some employees are told not to discuss their salary and compensation with their fellow co-workers. You do however have a right to do so under federal law. In fact, talking about your salary with your co-workers may help you discover whether pay discrimination is taking place. If your fellow co-worker is in the same position as you but gets paid more for essentially the same job then you may be a victim of discrimination. Especially is the co-worker is of a different race, religion or sex.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be sure to document all instances of potential discrimination.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a9b8d5 elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"2a9b8d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;highlight&quot;,&quot;marker&quot;:&quot;circle&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;highlight_animation_duration&quot;:1200,&quot;highlight_iteration_delay&quot;:8000}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">What Qualifies as Sick Leave<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-368eb9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"368eb9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employers are not allowed to make job decisions, including whether to fire an employee, based on certain classes of employees. In California, these classes include race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, marital status, AIDS\/HIV status, medical condition, political beliefs or activities, military or veteran status, or status as a victim of domestic violence, stalking, or assault.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you were fired, prevented from receiving a promotion or not hired based of your falling into a protected class, you may have a wrongful termination case. If you win a discrimination lawsuit, your employer can be forced to pay not only your lost wages and benefits, damages for your emotional distress, and possibly punitive damages.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa23538 elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"fa23538\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;highlight&quot;,&quot;marker&quot;:&quot;circle&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;highlight_animation_duration&quot;:1200,&quot;highlight_iteration_delay&quot;:8000}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">Is it discrimination if I wasn\u2019t hired? <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec27228 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec27228\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It may be. If you feel you didn\u2019t get a job due to your race, sex, religion, sexual orientation, or any other type of discrimination then you may have been discriminated against. If you were asked inappropriate questions during the interview process you a have been discriminated against<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0adb7ce elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"0adb7ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;highlight&quot;,&quot;marker&quot;:&quot;circle&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;highlight_animation_duration&quot;:1200,&quot;highlight_iteration_delay&quot;:8000}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">Filing a complaint with HR: Do I have to take this step first?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51e4cca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51e4cca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, alerting your employer within 30 days of your injury is the first step in the three-step process. It is very important that you reach out to your HR department within the 30 days (the sooner the better).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a07f55 elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"7a07f55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;highlight&quot;,&quot;marker&quot;:&quot;circle&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;highlight_animation_duration&quot;:1200,&quot;highlight_iteration_delay&quot;:8000}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">How do I file a discrimination claim in California?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9905c29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9905c29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One working day after you report your injury or illness, your employer should give you a workers&#8217; compensation claim form (known as Form DWC-1), along with information about your rights and potential eligibility for benefits, what you have to do get those benefits, and other details about the workers&#8217; comp process. If you didn&#8217;t get the DWC-1 form from your employer, you can download it from the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dir.ca.gov\/dwc\/forms.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">forms page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0of the California Workers&#8217; Compensation (DWC) website.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow the instructions on the form for filling out the employee&#8217;s portion. Be sure to list each part of your body that was injured in detail. When finished, turn the form in to your employer in person, or send via mail Your employer should fill in the employer portion and submit the form to its insurance company, They should also provide you with a copy of the completed form. (Cal. Labor Code \u00a7 5401 (2020).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ad3991 elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"1ad3991\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;highlight&quot;,&quot;marker&quot;:&quot;circle&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;highlight_animation_duration&quot;:1200,&quot;highlight_iteration_delay&quot;:8000}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">Damages for a Discrimination Lawsuit<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61b8952 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61b8952\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In most cases, the employee is entitled to receive the following types of damages:\u00a0back pay; front pay; lost benefits such as health, vacation, sick leave, and pension; reinstatement; reasonable accommodations; and compensatory and punitive damages.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compensatory and punitive damages may be awarded in cases involving intentional discrimination based on a person&#8217;s race, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), religion, disability, or genetic information.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compensatory damages pay victims for out-of-pocket expenses caused by the discrimination (such as costs associated with a job search or medical expenses) and compensate them for any emotional harm suffered (such as mental anguish, inconvenience, or loss of enjoyment of life).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The severity and size if the employer also play a roll in the potential monetary damages that may be awarded to the aggrieved employee.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44cd3c3 elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"44cd3c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;highlight&quot;,&quot;marker&quot;:&quot;circle&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;highlight_animation_duration&quot;:1200,&quot;highlight_iteration_delay&quot;:8000}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">How can I or my attorney pursue a claim in court in California? <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-584a5e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"584a5e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, you absolutely can file a claim in court if you have been the victim of discrimination. 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