When does an employee's disability or medical condition qualify for legal protection? Let's first understand how a disability is defined under the law. The Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) defines two categories of disability -- (1) mental disabilities, and (2)...
The FMLA (federal) and CFRA (California) are leave laws that allow an employee to take unpaid leave from a job to care for oneself, a family member who is ill, or children who are unable to take care of themselves. PFL does not change either law and is separate from...
In most industries, the expertise acquired through time makes an employee better at his job. This value sometimes gets passed along to the employee in the form of higher pay. Simultaneously, an employer might fear that an older workforce may require greater health...
One of the first questions people have, after they learn that they have a potential wrongful termination case, is 'how much is my claim worth?' While every case is different, there are some general principles that can be applied to determine potential value. Lost...