Employment Law

Pregnancy can change how you feel at work, but California law sets clear rules about how employers must treat you. These laws focus on fairness, health, and job protection. Understanding your rights helps you make informed decisions during this time. Protection from...

As an employee in California, it’s illegal for your employer to retaliate against you for asserting your workplace rights or taking part in a legally protected activity. This includes reporting discrimination, raising safety concerns, requesting legally mandated...

California is known for having strong worker protection laws. Workers may be entitled to overtime pay for staying later at their job, giving them a higher paycheck at the end of the week -- but not every employer plays by the rules or can be trusted to pay their...

If you are an employee who knows or has witnessed your company flout the rules, regulations and laws, you are in a precarious position. On the one hand, you want to be a whistleblower and expose their fraud to the world. But on the other hand, you may also dread the...

Sexual harassment may be illegal, but it is more common in the workplace than many people realize. Part of the reason for this is that it does not always include unwanted physical contact, but may instead include comments that are inappropriate or explicit in nature....

Have you noticed your employer dumping hazardous chemicals in protected environments? Is your employer overbilling for goods and services? Does discrimination and sexual harassment go unpunished at your workplace? Have you caught your employer violating federal and...

Requesting legally required break times at work might feel risky, especially if you worry about retaliation from your employer. Many employees hesitate to speak up because they’re afraid of being perceived as difficult to work with. Yet in California, labor laws are...

California employees have the protected right to report discrimination, harassment and unsafe or illegal workplace activities. When an employee engages in a protected action, they are protected from workplace retaliation.  Workplace retaliation refers to when an...

Through the ages, people have made their grievances known through protesting. Protests help bring societal change, such as women's suffrage and civil rights laws. In recent times, hundreds of thousands have gathered in small towns and large cities in an attempt to...

Sexual harassment still occurs in many workplaces, despite all the attempts to highlight it and make people see that it is unacceptable. Women in particular still suffer from the issues, much like their grandmothers may have done. Some people believe that if they rise...