Employment Disputes

You are ready to go to court against your employer or former employer if needed. However, you would prefer to settle the case out of court. You think it will be faster and easier, and you also feel like the company may be happy to settle just to get the whole issue...

In the past, workers who felt mistreated had little recourse to better their situations. They either had to live with the mistreatment to continue getting paid or they had to risk unemployment by quitting their jobs.It is safe to say that workers in the 21st century...

Although this blog has discussed California unemployment compensation before, a review of the eligibility requirements may be helpful. After all, San Diego employees who either have recently lost their jobs or sense they are in immediate danger of doing so may rely on...

When provided with an employment contract, it is common for employers to include an arbitration agreement in these contracts. So, if you have signed an employment contract recently, you may have agreed to this arbitration clause without even knowing it. So, what does...

In an effort to solve some of the funding problems that plague California's state-employee pension system that includes teachers, firefighters and other civil servants, the Governor scaled back some of the benefits new employees could enjoy with respect to their...

As is the case throughout the United States, "defamation" is illegal in California. This means that anyone, including a San Diego worker, can sue, should another person, including that worker's former employer, make false statements about the worker that hurt the...

Many employees in the San Diego area may be under a contract which they signed directly with their employer, that is, not as part of a collective bargaining agreement through a union. These contracts, if reasonably well drafted, should spell out all of the important...

One of the great benefits most federal employees enjoy which many other workers in San Diego do not is a right to be heard before the Federal Merit Systems Protection Board if they get terminated or suspended long term, more than two weeks, for performance-related...

To succeed in business, or any endeavor for that matter, an individual has to be smart and surround themselves with others who can help them reach the end goal. In the business context, working with others can be especially tricky, and not just because personalities...

In Southern California, as well as the rest of the nation, the local economy tends to be like a roller coaster: one moment you're up, the next you're down, and the next you're up again. During the down times, it's helpful to know there is help available. For laid-off...