Legal Protection For Workers
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...
When an employee is subjected to discrimination and/or retaliatory treatment on the job, there are usually feelings of anger, fear and helplessness, especially if efforts to address the matter within the company fail. When an employee is unable to have his or her...
Life happens sometimes, and you may need to take time off from work. If these reasons are to care for a family member, your own health reasons, or the birth or adoption of a child, know that your employer cannot retaliate against you. If the company does retaliate,...
Several months ago, President Obama signed an executive order which ultimately prohibits federal subcontractors and contractors from engaging in behaviors which discriminate against individuals due to their gender identity or sexual orientation. Like many executive...
If you suffer from a so-called invisible disease or disability, you have likely navigated many frustrating challenges in everyday life. Perhaps you receive dirty looks from strangers when you pull into a handicapped parking stall. Perhaps your pain level makes it...
We have previously written about the pregnancy discrimination case recently argued in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. When a pregnant UPS driver asked for lighter duty for the duration of her pregnancy due to her physician’s recommendation that she avoid...
