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Jul

What Protections Do California Employees Have From Layoffs?

Layoffs are a tough time for an employee for a number of reasons. Not only are you now out of work, you were also fired for reasons that you had no control over, which is mentally taxing. Unfortunately, employers can fire employees for any reason that is not covered by laws. W...

Jul

What If Your Workplace Holds Women to A “Double Standard?”

A female employee of the mobile advertising company, Kargo, recently won $40 million in a lawsuit against the company for several claims. According to the lawsuit, she was the victim of gender discrimination, wage discrimination, breach of employment contract, and wrongful ter...

Jul

San Francisco Construction Company Sued for Racist Work Environment

A San Francisco construction company, Southland Construction Management, has recently been the subject of racial discrimination allegations from a former African-American employee. The employer allegedly decorated the office with confederate flags, and made many inappropriate ...

Jul

Am I Receiving Enough Pregnancy Leave for My Job?

Being able to leave work while pregnant is proven to be beneficial for both the child and the parent. It also happens to be protected by law. All Americans are covered by the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), but California has additional laws like the California Family Rights ...

Jul

Why Are My Wages Not Increasing?

In a recent report by Business Insider, the rates of corporate profits and wage rates dating back to the 1950’s were analyzed. The results they found are unfortunate for workers. Wages have declined over time when compared to company profits. Researchers analyzing economies th...

Jul

Can I Return to Work After Quitting If I Change My Mind?

Many situations can arise that would cause a worker to want to temporarily leave their job. They may have become injured, have a new child in the family, or want to leave to care for loved ones. While laws exist protecting worker rights to have leave time for these reasons, wo...

Jul

Is Application Testing Discrimination Illegal?

Many applications for jobs now include some sort of standardized test that uses several questions and parameters to narrow down the pool of job seekers. Certain inflammatory questions found on hiring tests can be starting points for testing discrimination cases. A Califor...

Jul

How Do You Know If Your Employer Is Committing Wage Theft?

A recent report by the Economic Policy Institute estimated that low-wage workers in California lose $2 billion per year due to wage theft. Amidst many allegations against ridesharing giant Uber, they are now repaying drivers for shorting commissions for a number of years. The ...

Jul

Can My Employer Retaliate After I Refuse to Do Something Illegal?

Uber, the nationwide ridesharing company, has recently had a slew of allegations come against them, from sexual harassment to using technology to operate in banned areas, and now, telling one of their engineers to cover up the fact he stole illegal documents for them. Waymo, t...

Jul

Is Appearance Discrimination Legal?

There is no denying that appearance does make a difference in the workplace. A recent study conducted by Italian researchers found that resumes that included a headshot of an attractive person were much more successful in getting responses than ones that did not. Certain emplo...

Jul

Can You Be Terminated for Speaking Out Against an Employer?

In the chicken industry, farmers that are categorized as independent contractors have to provide their own equipment, and are subject to practices most people would consider unfair by massive food corporations. For example, in 2008, a man rallied local farmers to file complain...

Jul

Could Changes in Overtime Pay Law Cover More Than Just Low-Earners?

For a long time, overtime pay has been limited to low wage earners. Right now, the threshold is at the salary level is $23,660 per year. Many salaried employees only making slightly more than this cutoff will be asked to work very demanding schedules of more than 40 hours, onl...

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