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Hourly workers may not have the same job security as those paid a salary. If the company downsizes, they may be the first to lose their jobs. They may not have full-time employment and may not receive benefits. They deserve full compensation for the time that they...
Employees have many rights, including the ability to file complaints about workplace conditions, harassment, discrimination or other problems in the workplace. They also have the right to organize, discuss their incomes, refuse to accommodate employers’ illegal...
In 2019, California became the first state in the nation to officially ban workplace and school discrimination against people for their natural hair. Called the “Crown” Act, the new law makes it illegal for schools and employers to institute dress codes that prohibit...
You are Muslim, and you wear a hijab at work. One day, your manager tells you to take off your hijab because your expression of faith is allegedly making other employees and customers “uncomfortable.” Is this legal? Probably not. Under both federal law and California...
Regardless of the reason, losing your job can be a source of great stress and frustration. It’s even worse if you believe you that are the victim of wrongful termination. While it is true that employers are not necessarily required to “play fair” all the time, they...
If you are a woman who works in technology, there is a high chance you have either experienced sexual harassment yourself or know a colleague who has. While it happens in any industry, tech companies have a particularly bad reputation. That reputation comes not only...
Sexual orientation discrimination can come in many forms: the discriminatory animus may be directed at gay employees in general, or as the California Court of Appeal case Husman v. Toyota Motor Credit Corporation, 12 Cal.App.5th 1168 (2017) demonstrates, the...
If you and your former employer enter into a severance agreement, the severance agreement might contain a provision called a “no rehire” provision. A “no rehire” provision essentially states that if you apply for re-employment with your former employer, your former...
A recent study demonstrates that sexual harassment is widespread in the restaurant industry, especially for restaurant workers who rely on tips (or “tipped workers”). For instance, according to “The Tipping Point: How the Subminimum Wage Keeps Incomes Low and...
If you are a state civil service employee who has been served with a Notice of Adverse Action, you have the right to file an appeal with the State Personnel Board (“SPB”) Appeals Division within thirty (30) calendar days after the effective date of the adverse action....