The COVID-19 health crisis is having an impact on wrongful termination cases in several key ways. First, unscrupulous employers are using the current situation as an excuse to wrongfully terminate good employees for unlawful reasons, and to disguise the termination as...
Lost income, wages, and benefits may be recovered in a wrongful termination lawsuit. These are called economic damages, which is separate from emotional distress damages that may also be recovered. The amount of the economic recovery depends on how much money is lost....
Finding a job with a disability can be challenging enough. Employers often engage in discriminatory practices that can put these applicants at a disadvantage. Yet, even after a disabled individual secures employment, or he or she becomes disabled after getting a job,...
Though there are different types of sexual harassment recognized by the law, it is important for victims to keep in mind that they do not have to tolerate any sexual harassment in the workplace. Sexual harassment in the workplace is prohibited and it is useful for...
California provides broad protection to employees with a physical or mental disability. Sometimes an individual's disability necessitates a temporary leave of absence. If the employee and employer meet certain criteria, the employer is not permitted to fire the...