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…
California, and the San Francisco Bay area, in particular, takes great pride in treating employees well, which has led to our national recognition for high employee satisfaction. Thanks to a combination of federal laws and state laws, there is a fairly simple approach to employment in California:…
The law is very clear when it comes to sexual harassment in the workplace: you do not have to suffer it. Sexual harassment can mean many different things, ranging from inappropriate gestures to lewd comments to showing graphic pictures and more. Yet despite the legal consequences of…
If you are a disabled individual, you have likely heard the phrase reasonable accommodation in regards to your right to work. There are federal and California state laws in place that are designed to ensure that disabled individuals are still able to work and become productive members…
The transportation company Uber has been in the news a fair amount recently, as the drivers that make up Uber’s workforce have been taking action to be classified as employees instead of their current classification as independent contractors. Such a change in classification would have many positive…
Everyone deserves to work at a job they enjoy, where they are happy to leave their house and collaborate with peers in order to contribute to society. In an effort to ensure that employees do not dread going to work, the government has granted employees certain rights…
Wrongful termination is a phrase that is used often when discussing employment law because it allows individuals who unexpectedly lost their jobs to be compensated or reinstated depending on the circumstances. The general idea behind wrongful termination is that if you were unlawfully fired, then your rights…
