It is difficult to tell which situation is more unfortunate: being illegally mistreated at work but remaining employed or losing your job for unlawful reasons. On the one hand, you have an income and employment, but your days are likely extremely uncomfortable and stressful if you are…
Whistleblower laws are extremely common in order to protect employees who report illegal activities in which their employers are engaging. If you inform the authorities of shady or illegal operations in which you discover your employer involved, your employer may try to fire you in order to…
Immigration is currently a very hot topic in the United States of America, with citizens and politicians on both sides of the aisle arguing fiercely about how such individuals should be treated. Some say that we should welcome immigrants with open arms, while others claim that immigrants…
In many instances of sexual harassment, the signs are quite clear: inappropriate gestures or discussion, unwanted physical contact and perhaps even obscene pictures or emails. Such instances may be some of the most common types of sexual harassment, but they are not the only types of sexual…
The Americans with Disabilities Act was established in 1990 in order to set regulations and provide protections for individuals with disabilities hoping to join the workforce. Prior to the ADA, disabled individuals had a significantly more difficult time finding and retaining employment, primarily because employers would often…
The question of what brings an employment termination from unfair to unlawful is one of the most important questions that can be posed in the context of employment law. When someone’s employment is terminated unfairly, as unfortunate as it may be, there is often not much legal…
Our country has made great strides in providing extensive protections for demographics of all types in the workplace. California, in particular, has enacted strict laws providing additional protections for pregnant women, disabled workers and others. The goal is for all people to be treated equally by their…
For a long time, the workforce treated disabled individuals as second-class citizens at best, and as drains on society at worst. Most companies did not even consider hiring disabled workers, and if they did hire such workers, the disabled individuals were often relegated to mundane tasks that…
It is not uncommon for people to ignore the possibility of legal aid, thinking instead that they will simply handle their problems on their own. In some instances, people feel that going through a litigation process will be more trouble than it is worth, so they simply…
Employees have many rights that protect them from mistreatment in the workplace. These laws are designed to prevent discrimination or harassment and ensure that workers are not fired for reasons that are unlawful. Some of the most important protections afforded to employees, particularly those in California thanks…
