Legal Protection For Workers
Many individuals know that there is a difference between employees and independent contractors. In many cases, independent contractors do not receive many of the same benefits that full-time employees are entitled to. As a result, employers may misclassify their...
Without a job, many individuals in California and across the country would struggle to make ends meet and afford the necessities for their household. Therefore, workers are typically grateful for the income that they are able to receive from their jobs. Unfortunately,...
Many California residents must live with disabilities. These disabilities could be mental or physical, lifelong or recently acquired. It is likely that in any case, affected individuals have learned to manage their situations in order to continue living as best as...
All workers should have the right to feel comfortable in their workplace. This means that employees should be able to work in an environment free from sexual harassment and other inappropriate behaviors. If this is not the case, a party may wish to speak to a superior...
If a person is fired from a job, he or she may expect the decision to have come about as the appropriate course of action for a serious infraction or other situation in which termination is required. However, there are times when parties are released from their...
Working a long day can be tiresome for any employee. Therefore, it is important that employers follow standards that allow workers to take meal and other breaks at appropriate times throughout the workday. If employers fail to give their workers breaks, they could be...
Deciding to have a child can be a very exciting time in a person’s life. However, that excitement could become tainted if an employer expresses negative attitudes toward an employee potentially becoming pregnant. There have, unfortunately, been numerous cases of...
Though reported cases of sexual harassment in the workplace are often situations in which women have been harassed by men, it is important to understand that such harassment can take place between various combinations of genders. No matter whether the case is one...
Discrimination is an unfortunate reality that many individuals have faced in different areas of their lives. However, California residents who are looking for a job should not have to deal with employment discrimination. Employers have an obligation to treat...
One woman who used to work at UCLA in California claims that race and age discrimination caused her to lose her job. She also claims that she was let go because she complained about the conduct of her supervisor. As a result, she filed a workplace discrimination suit...
