Most people who call our office have never sued anyone before. They are not looking for a fight — they are looking for an answer to a simpler question: what would this actually look like if I did something about it? That uncertainty stops a lot of people from picking...
It usually happens at 2:00 a.m. You have just been fired. Or you finally reported the supervisor who would not stop touching you, and suddenly your shifts were cut and your performance reviews turned negative. You cannot sleep. You do not know a lawyer, you do not...
California juries have been sending an unmistakable message to employers. In the last year alone, jurors in Los Angeles, Santa Monica and San Diego have returned employment verdicts of $103 million, $105 million and $52 million. Employer-side firms have started...
If you have been harassed or treated differently because of your sex, gender identity or gender expression at work, the legal landscape you are stepping into today is not the same one that existed even two years ago. Two things are happening at once. Federal...
Clients with questions about their employment or wrongful termination case are turning to AI for help, just like in every other area of life. It is fast, it is free, and it never makes you feel foolish for asking. Is it a good idea? And what are the risks? Knowledge...
Forced Arbitration and Sexual Harassment Claims: What California Employees Need to Know Most employees never read the arbitration agreement they signed on their first day. It was buried somewhere in the onboarding packet, between the direct deposit form and the...
Laws Related to Compensation SB 1162 (Pay Data Report and Pay Scale Disclosure) In 2020, California enacted SB 973, requiring private employers with more than 100 employees to submit an annual pay data report to the California Civil Rights Department (“CRD”) by...
Home-bound employees must use their home internet to perform work, but is it reimbursable? In a handful of states, employers must reimburse employees for all expenditures incurred in performing their duties at home. In California, that can include home internet bills....
On February 9, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 114. The law requires covered employers to provide up to 80 hours of COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (“SPSL”) to covered employees who are unable to work or telework due to certain reasons related to COVID-19....
It’s probably one of the most disheartening things that can happen to a new employee: being promised a “long term” job only to be laid off just a few months (or sometimes just a few days) after relocating to a new city or state. Being fired after relocating is hard...