You lost your job recently, and while you may consider it wrongful termination, your employer may only bear guilt for unfair firing. Do you know the difference between the two? Chron differentiates illegal firing and improper dismissal. Know whether you have a...
The short answer is yes, so long as the employer adheres to the requirements of the Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”). The DFEH explains how to comply with the FEHA in the event an employer mandates an FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine. (1) Mandatory Vaccination...
Your designation as an “employee” or as an “independent contractor” is determined by how you do your work, not by your job title. If you are an employee, you are eligible for unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation, health/safety protection by Cal/OSHA, and...
Employers with more than 25 employees must provide COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave to their California employees under a recent law signed by the Governor. This new law is broader than California’s prior COVID-19 paid sick leave law and, unlike the prior law,...
People rely on animals in many ways, especially dogs. For a long time, dogs have served as companion animals and working animals. You will see K9s working for law enforcement, sheepdogs working in the fields and service dogs, who help people with disabilities. If you...
On September 30, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 3075, which amends the California Labor Code to allow employees to collect wage and hour judgments not only from their employers, but also from certain successor businesses that take...
An employee may be able to file a wrongful termination lawsuit if they are fired for complaining about their employer’s illegal conduct. California whistleblower laws offer employees protection from retaliation when they participate in “legally protected activities”...
The Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014, embodied in Labor Code Sections 245-249, requires employers of all sizes to provide paid sick days to eligible employees, among other requirements. Eligible employees who work in California for 30 or more days are...
The California Equal Pay Act requires equal pay for employees who perform “substantially similar work, when viewed as a composite of skill, effort, and responsibility, and performed under similar working conditions.” The Fair Pay Act and Equal Pay Act are intended to...
A former California university employee has brought a lawsuit for wrongful termination and retaliation against his former employer. He claims that the university fired him because he refused to participate in covering up incidents of sexual abuse committed by his...