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Over 60 million people in the United States live with some form of disability. While some disabilities can impact an individual’s ability to work, this is often not the case. A disability may have no impact at all on a person’s ability to do their job. In the US, both...
In California, you have a host of automatic legal rights as an employee. For instance, in 2023, the minimum wage was raised to $15.50 per hour. This means that an employer cannot pay you any less than this, although they can opt to pay more if they wish. With such...
Many workers consistently experience workplace issues that may be a violation of their rights. An example of this could be if a worker is discriminated against based on their gender or race or if their boss doesn’t abide by wage laws. In a lot of cases, these workers...
Quiet-firing is a hot new term spreading on the internet. Quiet-firing happens when an employee makes your job harder in order to encourage you to leave. They may do this to avoid paying unemployment or as a form of discrimination. Employees have rights that protect...
Sexual harassment in the workplace is still a major problem. Besides hurting victims’ self-esteem and productivity, sexual harassment also hurts the organization’s reputation and bottom line. One of the most common forms of sexual harassment at work is quid pro quo...
Employers engage in wage theft much more often than you would expect. Generally speaking, employers are likelier to cheat low-income workers out of their wages. In 2019 alone, the U.S. Department of Labor cited more than 8,000 employers for roughly $287 million in...
A recent case in California shows how seriously the government takes overtime and other wage violations. Two pizza restaurant franchisees -- who run six locations in Northern California -- were ordered to pay over $600,000 for wage and hour and child labor law...
There are certainly times when businesses have to downsize. Maybe a company over-hired and is now experiencing decreased revenues. The company must cut jobs or downsize as a result. In other words, oftentimes, downsizing is necessary and completely legal. But...
Federal and state laws protect employees engaging in certain behaviors on the job. You have the right to a harassment-free workplace, to assert your basic rights and to ask your employer to intervene if a coworker or even a client mistreats you. You might make an...
What does California law say about reimbursement for work-related expenses? The applicable law is California Labor Code section 2802. It states: “An employer shall indemnify his or her employee for all necessary expenditures or losses incurred by the employee in...