Workers in California have a right to be free from retaliation when they seek to protect themselves from discrimination, sexual harassment or other kinds of unlawful workplace conduct. Sometimes, retaliation can take the form of a wrongful termination or being passed...
Experienced Guidance When The Stakes Are High
Month: July 2018
Your wage rights as a California restaurant worker
As a worker in a restaurant, you are used to working under pressure for long hours. The restaurant industry is a difficult one, and while employees work extremely hard, they can unfortunately be especially vulnerable to exploitation. This is why it is so important...
Woman sues former employer for pregnancy discrimination
A California woman is suing her former employer for allegedly firing her for becoming pregnant. Ironically, the employer provides preconception and prenatal testing services for women who hope to become pregnant. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff worked as a...
Age discrimination still prevalent in the workplace
Even though it is illegal for employers in California to discriminate against employees on the basis of age, this type of prejudicial treatment still occurs regularly in the workplace. However, just 3 percent of older adults who experience age discrimination file a...
Worker claims she was terminated for following public record laws
California employees may be interested to learn that the former head of the City of San Diego's Public Records Department claimed in a lawsuit that she was fired for refusing to bend public record laws during the 2017 Hepatitis A outbreak. The former employee filed a...