Legal Protection For Workers
The Attorney General of the United States, Eric Holder, recently put out a memo that can have huge implications for transgender workers in California and all across the United States. According to the document, an interpretation of existing laws on the federal level...
Employment law claims can be complex. While some cases are relatively straightforward, many are nuanced. As a result, attorneys must often argue that an employee has been harmed in numerous ways, legally speaking. Even if a worker is suing due to a single act, that...
The New York Times recently published a piece written by respected author and businesswoman Sheryl Sandberg and professor Adam Grant. In the piece, the authors explore recent efforts made by individuals within the media, academia and business industry to raise...
Have you felt more empowered this year than you have in years past? Have you been more willing to stand up for your rights and for justice in general? If so, you may be one of the 3,620 whistleblowers who provided the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s...
We all dream of a perfect workplace. We all hope our employers will be just and fair. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. Sometimes a company intentionally or unintentionally violates California law or federal law. When this happens, employees have the...
Over the past several years, disturbing trends have emerged within a specific area of employment law. Many employers, eager to cut costs, unfamiliar with relevant law or both, have begun to misclassify workers. When part-time or full-time workers are misclassified as...
Even with decades of legislation and near-continuous training in many organizations, there still seems to be some confusion regarding what constitutes sexual harassment. Whether information is being disseminated from friends, family members or media outlets, it is...
When you think about discrimination in the workplace, what kinds of scenarios spring to mind? Perhaps you think about an individual in a managerial capacity sexually harassing an individual who reports to him or her. Perhaps you think about a young, cocky boss firing...
When individuals accept certain employment positions, they are told that discretion is an important part of their job descriptions. Certainly, safeguarding company secrets and keeping sensitive data private is important, provided that these secrets and this data are...
Under the Family Medical Leave Act, workers may be allowed to take leave without employer retaliation. However, this leave must be qualified and the FMLA does not apply to all employers. The act applies only to companies who have at least 50 employees, and only to...