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The gig economy, characterized by temporary or flexible jobs often facilitated by digital platforms, is creating a seismic shift in the employment landscape. In California, recent legislation like AB5 and Proposition 22 has dramatically affected gig workers and...
Sexual harassment in the workplace continues to be a significant problem across a range of industries in the United States. According to research, approximately 54% of women report experiencing some form or degree of work-related sexual harassment. It’s important to...
Losing your job is always a stressful experience. It can be particularly difficult to cope with loss of a job if you have strong reason to believe your employer engaged in wrongful termination when they fired you. Although it’s unfortunate that this ever happened in...
In California, employees who are classified as exempt from overtime pay are not entitled to receive overtime pay, even if they work more than 40 hours a week. However, some employers may inaccurately classify employees as exempt to avoid paying overtime wages. If you...
Were you recently fired or let go from a job in California for which you earned commissions when you completed sales? Were you in the process of completing a sale when your employment was terminated? And, did someone else go on to complete the sale later? This is a...
Overtime pay is a form of compensation that is required by law in California except for certain workers who, due to the nature of their jobs and duties, are considered exempt Overtime pay serves to compensate employees for the additional time and effort they put into...
Both federal law and California law prohibit employers from engaging in retaliation against employees who exercise their legal rights. For example, whistleblower laws allow employees to file complaints or cooperate with investigations when their employers engage in...
Losing your job can throw your life into disarray. This is particularly true if you didn’t expect to lose your job. Depending on the circumstances, it’s possible you were wrongfully terminated. This is a topic you may want to discuss in greater detail with a legal...
Workplace sexual harassment is prohibited by both California law and federal law. Unfortunately, the existence of such laws doesn’t always prevent individuals from engaging in harassment in the workplace. The #MeToo movement that began five years ago shone a light on...
Not far from California, in Pasadena, a recently settled case has shed light on the way employers may hold some employees to standards they do not hold other employees to. According to the Pasadena-Star News, recently, a former registered nurse at Huntington Memorial...
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