The Americans with Disabilities Act provides you with protections from discrimination for a disability. It also provides you with remedies should your California employer not abide by the rules of the ADA. This act helps to ensure that you do not lose out on...
Losing a job can be a traumatic event for a California worker. This may be especially true if it seems that the reason for termination had nothing to do with how hard the employee worked or how well he or she performed the job duties. Because California is an at-will...
While sexual harassment can occur in any type of employment setting across California, research shows that your chances of falling victim to it may be higher in some lines of work than in others. If, for example, you count yourself among those who earn your living...
Age discrimination occurs when employees receive different treatment or changes to employment status because of their age. This type of discrimination takes many forms; however, there are laws that help protect people, and employers' failure to treat employees equally...
As workplaces strive to be more welcoming and inclusive across the board, there is an emphasis on dealing with allegations of harassment in an efficient manner. Not only does this send a positive message that employees will be protected from wrongdoing, it also...
Severance pay is a benefit offered by some employers to involuntarily terminated employees. The amount of severance pay offered is usually based on the length of employment. Unfortunately, under no federal law, including the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, are...
California workers have the right to feel safe in the workplace. Employers must abide by specific federal and state laws that dictate how they address claims of a sensitive nature. However, sometimes employers may decide not to go about doing things by the letter of...
Unfortunately for employees, most employers don't have any legal obligation to provide their employees with notice prior to changing their work schedules regardless of how abrupt or drastic the schedule change is. There are few exceptions, however. Employers must...
When an employee is supposed to receive their final paycheck from their employer is dependent on the state they live on and possibly on the nature of the separation. According to federal law, which establishes a minimum requirement, employers are required to issue a...
People often call our office asking if they can open a wage claim for nonpayment of wages because their employer forced them to work on a federal holiday and did not pay them overtime or double-time rate for hours worked. Unfortunately, the answer is no. According to...