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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...
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...
Wage and hour laws in California protect workers from being taken advantage of by their employers. California has some of the strongest worker protection laws in the country. The following is some basic information about California wage and hour laws in California...
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...