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If you are injured at work or contract a work-related illness, you need to report it to your employer, as you need to get treatment and may need to miss work as you recover. You should be intentional about how you report the injury or illness. Below are two factors to...
California has labor laws that heavily favor employees, but what about independent contractors? Ultimately, most employment-related laws don’t apply to independent contractors. Yet, the issue of how much control an employer has over a contractor’s working hours, such...
When it comes to hiring practices, companies should not discriminate against employees based on things like their religion, their ethnic background or their gender. These are just a few examples of common protected classes. All employees deserve the same chance to...
When it comes to pursuing workers’ compensation benefits in the wake of an employment-related crash, the "coming-and-going rule" may come into play. This standard generally impacts cases in which a worker has sustained harm during their commute to and from work....
This may seem like a silly question. After all, you are receiving a paycheck. But are you receiving the full amount you are entitled to? Wage theft is very common but also very subtle. That's why it's vital to understand how wage theft occurs and how to stop it....
Power is a major part of sexual harassment cases. This is especially an issue when there is a power imbalance between two individuals, such as one person who is in a position of authority over the other. In some instances, the sexual harassment itself is more an...
If you are classified as an employee, the law protects you from discrimination based on your pregnancy status, and it also entitles you to reasonable accommodations to ensure your health and safety. This means you have the right to request modifications to your work...
Employees have specific rights in the workplace. Many of these are set by federal law; however, meal breaks aren’t. For workers in California, state laws set specific standards for meal breaks. Generally, these laws forbid employers from forcing employees to skip...
All employees have certain rights that their employers must respect. For instance, workers are entitled to fair pay, meal breaks and a safe working environment. The majority of employers take this seriously and act in adherence with the law. However, there are times...
People often think of workplace discrimination as obvious. The idea that discrimination is overt and easy to identify leads many people experiencing some kind of misconduct on the job to fail to stand up for themselves. Some types of discrimination, like quid pro quo...