Recent Blog Posts
Can Being Rude to Your Employer Ruin a Wrongful Termination Case?
California law protects you against wrongful termination. Termination is unlawful when an employee is fired in retaliation for exercising certain legal rights, or when an employee is terminated for a discriminatory purpose. If you believe you have been wrongfully terminated, it’s important to talk to a knowledgeable California wrongful termination and retaliation lawyer as… Read More »
Paternity Leave in CA
Historically, parental leave laws skewed heavily toward providing leave for mothers but very little for fathers. Mothers certainly need the time off; pregnancy and birth are extremely taxing, and those early months with new infants are crucial. Fathers, however, provide an important role as well. Many fathers also wish to spend those early months… Read More »
Employee Pay Deductions: Is It Illegal for an Employer to Deduct Employee Wages?
Under California law, employers are allowed to legally deduct from an employee’s wages or salary under certain conditions. California’s Labor Code outlines detailed guidelines regarding when an employer would legally be allowed to deduct payment from an employee. Understanding these guidelines is important to ensure you have received the compensation you deserve. If you… Read More »
Defamation in the Workplace: Signs It Is Happening to You
Defamation can seriously damage your professional and personal reputation. If your current or former employer says derogatory things about you, impugning your moral character or professional integrity, you can find yourself unable to get a job or without any clients willing to work with you. You might even find your personal life impacted, depending… Read More »
How to Prove Wage Fraud and Violations in CA
California employers are required by law to pay employees fairly. Employers have many obligations, including paying employees a minimum wage, paying extra for overtime work, giving employees meal and rest breaks (or paying the relevant penalty), and paying employees for the hours of work performed. If an employer tries to skirt their responsibilities and… Read More »
Can an Employer Deny Severance?
Ideally, when you leave a job, you are doing so on your terms. You have a plan to move on to another job, higher education, another career, or pursue some other objective. Unfortunately, things are often less than ideal. You might lose your job because of layoffs, downsizing, “redundancies,” or termination for alleged cause…. Read More »
Can You Refuse to Work in a Dangerous/Unsafe Environment?
In California, workers are protected by workplace safety regulations and laws authorized by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) and the California Occupational Safety and Health Act (commonly known as Cal/OSHA). What happens when an employee identifies a hazard in the workplace, but their employer ignores their concerns? Is the employee stuck… Read More »
How Older Employees Can File Age Discrimination Claims
Age discrimination is just as insidious and pervasive as other forms of workplace discrimination in California and nationwide. But age discrimination can be more difficult to identify, and many California employees do not even know that they have rights once they reach a certain age. Continue reading to learn about age discrimination in the… Read More »
National Origin Discrimination: Facts & Myths
National origin discrimination concerns unfair and discriminatory treatment targeted at certain workers because they are from a particular country or part of the world, or because of their ethnicity, accent, or ethnic background. The contours of the protections against national origin discrimination in the workplace can be somewhat unclear. Below, we address and debunk… Read More »
Equal Pay Violation in CA: Is My Employer Violating the EPA?
California’s Equal Pay Act (EPA) prohibits pay discrimination based on race, ethnicity, or gender. The EPA is intended to put a stop to unequal pay between men and women, as well as between workers of different races or ethnicities. If you are being paid less than your white or male counterparts, you might have… Read More »
