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Sometimes we do not need to meet specific educational requirements to advance in our careers. Our job performance over time often makes us candidates for a promotion, especially if we have worked at our job for many years. It can be frustrating, then, if you are an...
Before you accepted your current job, it is likely that you considered several factors, including rate of pay. Under federal and state wage and hour laws, employers are legally obligated to make sure that employees are paid in accordance with their employment...
If you’ve been involved in a car accident, is very possible that you are suffering from physical injuries as well as emotional distress. Your accident-related injuries often require you to take time off work, resulting in a loss of wages. As the bills begin to pile...
In our state, we are blessed to have strong employment discrimination laws that exceed what is required at the federal level. Indeed, California has some of the most worker protections of any state in the United States, including for pregnant people. The basics Unlike...
People in Los Angeles take pride in a job well done. Maybe you do not have a fancy degree behind your name, but you have put in your time and hard work over the years, and you feel you are deserving of a promotion. It can be distressing, then, to see your younger...
When a California worker believes they have been a victim of employment discrimination they may not know what their legal options can be. The California Fair Employment and Housing Act prohibits discrimination in all business practices. When an employee has been...
If you feel like you’ve been retaliated against for making a claim of sexual harassment or discrimination, or for pointing out illegality in your workplace, then you need to be prepared to take legal action. After all, retaliation in these instances constitutes a...
California workers have likely heard of California’s Equal Pay Act. In its simplest terms, the act requires “equal pay for equal work”, meaning it is an illegal form of workplace discrimination to pay employees of the opposite sex or of another race or ethnicity less...
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...
Federal laws can affect wage and employment legal protections for California’s transportation workers. The U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing appeals involving truckers who want exceptions from laws making it difficult to defend their independent contractor status and an...