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Employment Law
Elon Musk and his companies have faced much scrutiny over the past year after the mogul announced his decision to buy Twitter and take it private. Between the various lawsuits filed by Twitter, SpaceX, and Tesla employees, it has become clear that Musk’s businesses have racial and gender discrimination problems. To add to the pile, […]
Employment Law
As the new year approaches, workers around the country can prepare for changes for the better. State legislators nationwide put in the effort to pass bills expanding workers’ rights and granting them more protections. The majority of these new rules kick in on January 1st, 2023. Since these updates are state and not federal laws, […]
Employment Law
One of the most basic elements of the employer-employee relationship is the idea of fair pay for fair work. This is the agreement that employees will show up and do their work, and employers will pay them for their work. It underpins the entire economy. If employers often withheld pay from workers without excellent reason, […]
Employment Law
The pandemic has shown many employers that allowing employees to work from home can be a viable business model. However, some companies that permit remote work want to maintain minute-by-minute control over their workers. These employers may order workers to remain at their desks and active for their entire shift, ignoring California labor laws and […]
Employment Law
Recent major racial discrimination cases demonstrate that, unfortunately, bias is still alive and well in the modern workplace. Women, people of color, and disabled people often face an uphill battle to receive the same opportunities and pay as their colleagues. If you believe you’ve suffered from workplace discrimination because of your membership in a protected […]
Employment Law
September was a significant month for employment rights in California. Among other bills, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 1162 into law. This bill makes California the fourth state in the US to require transparency from employers, making fair pay easier to achieve statewide. SB 1162 is a significant move toward a fairer employment […]
Employment Law
At the end of September, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1041 into law, officially expanding the California Family Rights Act (CFRA). With the new bill, the state gives employees of most businesses significantly broader rights to family leave. When the bill goes into effect on January 1st, 2023, workers can take time off to […]
Employment Law
The state of California has long been known for protecting workers’ rights. In keeping with this long tradition, the state has filed a lawsuit against Tesla, alleging that the massive electric vehicle manufacturer has permitted its flagship plant to become a racially segregated workplace. This lawsuit was first filed in February of 2022 when the […]
Employment Law
Elon Musk has been facing heavy media scrutiny over the past several months. One of the most significant discoveries was the May announcement that SpaceX, the aerospace firm Musk founded, paid $250,000 to a contracted employee after she made a sexual harassment claim against Musk in 2018. This money was intended to buy her silence, […]
Employment Law
Despite booming national employment levels, Best Buy has chosen to lay off hundreds, potentially thousands, of store workers in the past week. This comes just two weeks after the company informed stockholders that it was seeing poorer sales than it had projected for the quarter. According to a Best Buy spokesperson, the company performed these […]
Employment Law
August 26th is National Women’s Equality Day. This holiday honors the passage of white women’s suffrage in the US, commemorating the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920. Of course, the right to vote was just one part of a broader fight for equal rights. While women needed the right to vote to pursue more […]
Employment Law
Brian Flores, former head coach for the Miami Dolphins football team, has sued the NFL and three individual teams for alleged racial discrimination. Flores was hired by the Dolphins in 2019 after leading the New England Patriots to a third Super Bowl win as assistant coach. When he was fired in January 2022, he filed […]
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