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In many cases, companies will protect their financial interests above all else. This can often cause issues for employees, especially ones that earn a significant portion of their wages from commissions and bonuses. All employees have a right to be paid what they have earned. Fortunately, in the state of California there are laws in…

Losing a job is an incredibly stressful situation, especially when it occurs out of nowhere. If you believe you were wrongfully terminated from your California job, you may be entitled to lost wages. In order to determine whether or not you have been unlawfully fired, it is important to understand what constitutes wrongful termination. To…

The last place you should feel unsafe is at your workplace. Harassment and hostility at work creates a toxic environment that is both unacceptable and unlawful in California. If you feel as though you are experiencing a hostile work environment at your place of business, reach out to our team to learn the legal action…

California has greatly revised the way it views independent contractors in the workplace. The easiest way to understand the difference between an employee and an independent contractor in California is by establishing an understanding of one in contrast to the other. As an independent contractor, you are a self-employed individual under contract that provides a…

Discrimination in the workplace is a pervasive issue. In California, under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), there are broad spectrum laws set to protect victims of employment discrimination. Perhaps there has been a time at work when you felt as though you were experiencing unfair treatment from a supervisor and the path to…

2020 has been a year filled with uncertainty caused by COVID-19. If you are employed in California, it is important that you know all of your rights. While the crisis of the pandemic continues to grow, both the federal government as well as the California government have put new protections into place that protect the…

Suing your boss? Keep these four things in mind! 1. Don’t Just Say It People think it’s enough to complain, request or report things orally to their employer. But what are you going to do when the supervisors denies you ever talked with them Avoid the “he said, she said” by communicating with your employer…

Trends predict that by 2017, half of all employers are expected to require their employees to supply their own devices for work. While a well-implemented and maintained bring-your-own-device (BYOD) workplace has its benefits (such as driving innovation, reducing, or completely eliminating, the expense of constantly replacing outdated devices, and potential wage and hours claims for…

When an employee leaves a company, the employer often wants to try to ensure that the employee does not offer his or her services to competing or similar businesses. The most common (preemptive) step an employer will try to take is to include a non-compete clause in an employee’s contract, or attempt to have an…

FMLA, or the Family Medical Leave Act, was created with the intention of balancing the needs of California employers with the needs of their employees when the employees had to take extended medical leaves for serious medical conditions or to care for family members. FMLA applies to any employer in the private sector who engages…