Employment Law

The California Equal Pay Act was enacted to protect the rights of employees whose employers engage in discriminatory practices based on gender. Since the act became law, it has been updated many times and strengthened along the way to help ensure pay equity. Its...

When you perform work for your employer, you deserve to be paid. The sad reality, though, is that many employers try to cheat workers out of their pay by utilizing a number of illegal tactics. One of those strategies is requiring workers to perform their duties while...

The way that you’re classified as a worker can have a tremendous impact not only on the way you carry out your work duties, but also how you’re compensated. This is because workers that are classified as employees oftentimes receive benefits such as health insurance...

You’ve worked hard to build experience in your line of work, and you’ve demonstrated loyalty to your employer. But have you noticed that you’re consistently passed over for promotion and that your employer tends to favor younger workers? Have you been subjected to an...

Despite a public campaign to raise awareness of sexual assault and sexual harassment in the workplace, sexually harassing behavior continues to occur across America’s workplaces. If you’ve been subjected to sexual harassment, reported it, and subsequently faced a...

Our state is one of the states that has an equal pay law. It is the California Equal Pay Act, which is contained in California Labor Code, Section 1197.5 and 432.3. Generally, the CEPA mandates that workers be paid the same for equal work, regardless of their gender....