If someone is harassing you in the workplace, it is possible the individual does not realize his or her behavior is making you uncomfortable. Outside of blatant quid pro quo harassment situations, it is sometimes best to approach harassment with communication, at...
Month: January 2016
Math teacher files wrongful termination lawsuit
A college math lecturer has been fighting with UC Berkeley over his firing for some time, and he's just decided to file a wrongful termination lawsuit. He started at the California school back in 2013. His complaint is technically aimed at the UC Board of...
Defamation of character in the workplace
Defamation of your character in the workplace can have serious consequences for your career. Lies or even half-told truths about you can make it hard to work with other team members and can impact your chance at a promotion. Someone who is ruining your character in...
Do employees get overtime for more than 8 hours?
If you look at federal wage and hour laws, you'll find that employees have to be paid overtime whenever they break the 40-hour mark for the week. This is a mandatory standard that has to be followed. Generally speaking, it means workers on a typical...
Proposed federal employee rights changes worth attention
The current civil service system is in place because Congress recognizes that politics has a way of eroding the delivery of effective services. The system also includes provisions for protecting government workers in California and elsewhere against unjust...
Does an employment contract have to be written?
California, like most other states, is known as an "at will" state when it comes to employment. What that means is that in most cases an employer can fire a worker at any time. Likewise, an employee can voluntarily leave a job at any time.However, there can be times...
Is CA Labor Commissioner’s Office behind the times?
The notion that a fair day's work is worth a fair day's pay is something that the labor movement has promoted for a long time. And in California, the concept has been codified into law in different ways. One example is that overtime gets paid for any work over eight...
What duty of religious accommodation do employers face?
A recent employee dispute at a meat packing plant in a state other than California has generated a lot of headlines in recent weeks. Because of the nature of the story and the tense global atmosphere in the world, it seems fair to expect that many people might have...
Should you sign an employee arbitration agreement?
Many employers are now asking employees to sign arbitration agreements, often as part of their contract for employment. Sometimes, agreeing to the arbitration agreement is a contingency of employment. At-will employers can even require that existing employees sign...
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