Current and former employees in California may decide to file a lawsuit against their employers for a multitude of reasons. Some of these reasons may include violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and Fair Labor...
Year: 2020
Choose Happiness for the Holidays
We know 2020 has been a rough year and, for some, the holidays present even greater challenges. In these difficult times, it becomes even more important to remind ourselves that happiness is not determined by how others feel about us, or even how we have felt in the...
Are You Working From Home?
If so, you are among many who back in March of this year packed up their office supplies and headed home for what most of us believed was just going to be a few weeks. As we all now know, those few weeks turned into months and is now coming up on close to a year. In...
Popular non-profit faces allegations of harassment, retaliation
Non-profit organizations are usually mission-driven and staffed by employees who share common values and beliefs. For this reason, these workplaces tend to be a good model of what respect and cooperation between coworkers should be. Unfortunately, things aren’t always...
Whistleblowers say they were fired as retaliation for speaking up
In California, people who speak out about possible wrongdoing in the workplace are accorded certain legal protections as whistleblowers. Part of that is being able to report information without fear and concern over their job status. Unfortunately, many employers and...
A Thanksgiving Message
As the days march closer to the Thanksgiving holiday, I am sure many of us are discouraged that we cannot gather in the ways we have grown accustomed to over the years. While this is no doubt disappointing, it is now more important than ever to use this holiday – the...
The different types of sexual harassment in the workplace
Employment law is an area of the law that can help keep workers protected in the workplace. It includes protections against Sexual harassment which is prohibited in the workplace. In order to ensure they are protected as possible, workers should be familiar with the...
Retaliation in the workplace
A paying job provides financial security for a Sacramento resident and their family. When their work is threatened, a person may worry about how they will pay their bills and put food on their family’s table. Many people will do what it takes to keep their jobs and...
Filing a wage claim with the Labor Commissioner’s Office
Now, more than ever, it is important to secure a job and good income. Because one does not know what the future holds, employees in California and elsewhere should ensure that they are being properly compensated for the work they have completed. Whether this is based...
Can my employer keep my tips?
People who work in the service industry in central and northern California often rely on tips from customers to supplement their wages. However, sometimes employers unlawfully try to keep tips given to employees. The following is a brief overview of tipping laws in...