You arrive at work, clock in, and start your day. Not long afterward, Human Resources calls you into their office. It's your worst fear realized: your employer is firing you without warning. California is an "at-will" employment state, meaning an employer may fire an...
Employment Law
Shimoda Law Volunteers on Executive Committee Of Sacramento County Bar Association Labor & Employment Law Section
At the end of December 2019, Ms. Berzin was selected for a three-year term as an executive committee member for the Sacramento County Bar Association Labor & Employment Law Section, commencing in January 2020. In 2021, Ms. Berzin served as Co-Chair of the section. The...
California Paid Sick Leave Law: What are Workers Entitled to?
California employment laws enacted in 2015 require all employers to provide sick leave to employees regardless of the company's size. Sick leave is a paid or unpaid employee benefit allowing workers to take time off to care for themselves or their families. The...
Are you facing age discrimination at your job?
Most of our readers in California are probably familiar with many of the different types of discrimination that can occur in workplaces, such as discrimination based on race, gender or even disability. However, age discrimination is sometimes less well known, perhaps...
Were you wrongly denied reasonable accommodation under the ADA?
Discrimination is rampant throughout nearly all fields of employment. This means that workers are often subjected to behavior that isn’t only demeaning and embarrassing, but also harmful to their career and their finances. They may miss a job opportunity, be passed...
Protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace
Some workers may not be aware that pregnancy discrimination is prohibited in the workplace and hiring process. Because of the important protections prohibitions against pregnancy discrimination provide, it is important for impacted workers to be familiar with how...
Lunch and snack breaks while working: know the law
California workers may skip a lunch break once in a while in order to catch up with some work that is long overdue, but when they begin to do it regularly, it can have employment law ramifications. It is important for employees to understand how the law is in place to...
Know how to spot racial discrimination in the workplace
Nobody should be forced to work in an environment that is unsafe or denies them equal employment opportunities as provided for under the law. Yet, the sad reality is that many Californians are subjected to workplace discrimination that threatens their wellbeing. Those...
What compensation is available in an employment law claim?
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...
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...