No one in California enters a new job thinking about what could happen if they are fired. Most people go into a new job full of optimism. However, unless an employee is afforded certain protections by an employment contract, the only thing that stands between an...
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Some basics about employment contracts
Many employees in California have relationships with their employers that are governed by employment contracts. The terms of these contracts can be fairly extensive, governing most aspects of the duties and obligations expected from both sides. However, there are some...
California employer faces discrimination lawsuits
Our readers in California are used to seeing news reports about gender and race discrimination occurring in Hollywood by now. But, these prominent news stories can easily drown out discrimination cases that have originated from other sources during the same time...
Consider your options after a wrongful termination
In the recent past in California and throughout the country, most people were just happy to have a job during the so-called "Great Recession." Now, the economy is doing so well that some reports state that there are more jobs available than there are employees to fill...
Overview of California’s child labor rules
Like the federal government and many other states, California has rules specifying when children under 18 can work. The idea behind these rules is to protect children from abuse and make sure they are able to get the education they need without a job interfering.Every...
California employer settles EEOC disability discrimination claim
A telecommunications company in California that formerly had ties to AT&T recently settled with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in order to resolve a disability discrimination claim.The claim involved an employee who was hard of hearing....
What is ERISA?
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act, or ERISA, is a federal law that was passed in 1974 and took effect in 1975.Although the scope of ERISA has been broadened many times via amendments to address issues that arose after the law, the primary purpose of the law...
UCLA employees sue university; allege sexual harassment
Four employees of UCLA, a California university well-known to residents of the greater San Diego area, have sued the school alleging that their sexual harassment claims against a former supervisor were not taken seriously.Beginning in 2016, the supervisor slapped the...
Review of unemployment compensation in California
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...
Representing terminated workers in severance negotiations
As a previous post on this blog discussed, workers in San Diego who are let go from their job may be offered a severance agreement as they are on the way out to door. This is obviously a stressful time for a worker, and it may be hard to think clearly about whether...
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