Legal Protection For Workers
A few months ago, the United States Supreme Court ruled that employers cannot impose a "significant burden" on pregnant workers and that an employer is not justified in making accommodations for a large percentage of non-pregnant workers, while denying the same kinds...
An employer cannot terminate you because your race or religion does not fit in with its sexy marketing scheme - that would be a failure to accommodate and or discrimination. For example, Samantha Elauf, a Muslim woman, had an interview with Abercrombie &...
You give up many rights, and protection from discrimination, by signing an arbitration agreement at work. Employees often sign these arbitration agreements unknowingly. You know how this happens. Remember that giant pile of paperwork you...
Despite laws against it, sexual harassment continues to exist in workplaces throughout California and throughout the country. Coming forward after being harassed can be frightening for some victims. Many worry that they will lose their jobs, be demoted or otherwise be...
Under the law, it is an employer’s responsibility to avoid engaging in illegal discriminatory behavior. It is not up to either employees or applicants to avoid employers and employer behavior which may be discriminatory. Nevertheless, it can be helpful for...
Many employers engage in conduct that violates the law, and they are not supposed to retaliate against you for speaking up or opposing this kind of unlawful activity. "Retaliation" may come in the form of termination, demotion, suspension, other discipline,...
You have a right to privacy at work, and home. Employers may require you to carry a GPS device that tracks your location while you are on the clock. However, you do not have to carry the device 24/7. A Kern County sales executive recently...
SEC Gives $600,000 to Whistleblower in Retaliation CaseWrongful termination is against the law. An employer may not fire, demote, or harass an individual for standing up in the workplace for what's right. In this case, the employee reported the employer's...
It has been said that looks can be deceiving. This statement is certainly true as looks can indeed be deceiving. However, simply because they can does not mean that they are in every situation. For example, if you decide to apply at a company and it looks like nearly...
Among the many wage and hour laws that are in place here in California are overtime laws. Under California law, there are several circumstances under which employers are, generally, required to pay their employees at an overtime rate. One of these circumstances is if...
