Senate Bill 114: What You Need To Know
The California State Senate just passed a bill authorizing supplemental COVID-19-related paid sick leave.
Employment
Important Changes To California Employment Laws in 2022
The start of the new year brings many updates and changes to employment laws in California.
California AB5 Law & The Independent Contractor ABC Test
The California Supreme Court issued a ruling this week that the Dynamex ABC rule of determining employee status would be applied retroactively.
Nurse Suspended For Wearing Mask At St John’s In Santa Monica!! Is She Protected [by the law]? Can She Sue?
Amidst COVID-19 pandemic, a Santa Monica nurse fell ill with COVID-19 after hospital administrators telling her that surgical masks were enough to keep her safe. She filed a complaint but should she fear being terminated from her job?
Did You Complain About Coronavirus and Get Fired? Are you protected [by the mask and the law]?
It’s tough enough to keep yourself and family safe from COVID-19. Employees should not worry about being fired because they spoke up about Coronavirus safety in the workplace.
Can a Pregnant Employee Be Fired in California?
Pregnancy discrimination in the workplace happens often and according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, is considered as harassment. There is no good time to get fired from your job, but being fired while you are pregnant may, in fact, be the worst possible time, especially if you are counting on the income to […]
CA Worker Being Paid Less Than Co-Workers Based on Gender, Race, or Religion?
You may have heard discussed in the news talk of lack of equal pay between men and women for the same work, and what the federal government should or should not do about it. But in California, our state law already provides employees with some of the strongest protections in the nation with regard to […]
How Many Days of Paid Sick Leave Am I Entitled To in California?
When an individual or their family member gets sick or has other health and wellness matters to attend to (pregnancy or new birth), the stress and obligations of that can be exacerbated by worry about work. A main concern of workers is whether they will lose wages from not being at work. California law does […]
Wrongful Termination & Employment Law
Wrongful Termination Wrongful termination is one in which an employer has discharged in violation of a legal right of the employee. It is not enough for the employee to simply show that he/she was treated unfairly but the person must show that the firing was “wrongful” meaning one or more legal rights were violated. Almost […]
Family Medical Leave Act Lawyers
Employees are given a certain number of days to be off work to take care of their health as well as their family’s concerns. However, in order not to abuse these rights, laws were enacted to provide the minimum standards when leaves are allowed, especially in cases of health or medical emergencies. Under the Family […]