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Employment Law
The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard a case that presents an issue for which the lower federal courts, including those in California, are in conflict. The question is when does an employee’s resignation from a job constitute a constructive termination to meet the requirements of the civil rights laws? The employment discrimination case deals with […]
Employment Law
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) is a federal law that prohibits discrimination against a worker for reasons of age. It protects all workers over 40 from employment discrimination due to age. Such illegal discrimination is prohibited with respect to hiring, firing, promotion, layoff, compensation and any other term, condition or privilege […]
Employment Law
It may not be widely known that many immigrants in California and other states are being shoveled into jobs where they do the unsavory work that Americans often will not do. For the privilege, the man or woman receive an hourly wage rate that is far less than minimum wage. Many of them may find […]
Employment Law
An academic report released in October says that California’s restaurant industry is so discriminatory against female and minority workers that it resembles the worst days of racial segregation in the American South. Based on the title alone, which reads in part, “Ending Jim Crow in America’s Restaurants,” the report certainly does not pull any punches. […]
Employment Law
A recent scandal at the University of California-Berkeley may have exposed the issue of sexual harassment in academia, especially in the sciences, for many people. An astronomy professor was not fired after it came to light that he routinely harassed and sexually assaulted female students for years. He did eventually resign, but many observers criticized […]
Employment Law
Here in California, people will provide an honest day’s work for an honest day’s pay. But many employers in the state do not pay their workers what they are owed, especially low-wage workers and immigrants. To combat this exploitation, Gov. Jerry Brown signed the Fair Day’s Pay Act into law earlier this month. The new […]
Employment Law
If you haven’t already done so, be sure to take a look at our newest white paper, “Lessons From Uber: What Every Worker Should Know About Misclassification.” Regardless of what industry you work in, the paper contains important information that may be relevant to you. It is especially important to learn about employee misclassification if […]
Employment Law
Gone are the days when factory workers are forced to work 10, 12 or more hours a day or risk losing their jobs. Most modern full-time jobs operate by the standard 40-hour work week, in which employees work eight hours a day, five days a week. Beyond that is overtime. In California, employers must pay […]
Employment Law
One does not have to work in an office, store, warehouse, factory or other traditional workplace to be subject to sexual harassment. Domestic workers may have a harder time fending off harassment, because there may be nobody besides the harasser to report the behavior to. Sadly, this may make the harassment invisible to the rest […]
Employment Law
It has been decades since women successfully fought to have careers of their own, instead of relying on husbands or parents to earn a living for them. Today, nobody thinks twice about women employed in virtually every possible field of employment once thought to be solely for men. Woman make up nearly half the U.S. […]
Employment Law
For most people being victimized by sexual harassment at work, the prospect of suing their employer can seem frightening and difficult. While litigation might eventually be necessary, much of the time the problem can be solved without things going so far. Indeed, many employers are eager to stop sexual harassers among their executives and managers, […]
Employment Law
Employee misclassification has been a hot topic in the news recently as a result of the ongoing Uber controversy. However, the issue affects workers in a broad range of industries throughout California - not just drivers for ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft. If you are an independent contractor or a salaried employee, it might […]
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