Sometimes, you need to take unscheduled time off work for medical reasons, be they your own, or those of a family member. The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows you to take up to 12 weeks off per year for certain medical and family needs. The time off will be...
Month: August 2020
Take these steps if you’re a victim of employment discrimination
If you’re the victim of discrimination at your place of employment, you have two options: Fight back to protect your legal rights or move on to remove yourself from the situation. There’s nothing wrong with standing up for yourself, as employment discrimination is...
What if a co-worker harasses you outside of work?
You have been suffering sexual harassment at the hands of a co-worker. Here’s the catch, though: It hasn’t been happening at work. For instance, maybe a co-worker on your floor once asked you out. You said no and thought that was the end of it. However, they already...
How does class-action status help plaintiffs?
News out of California may have the higher-ups at Google a bit alarmed: Four women, all former employees, are now seeking class-action status for their gender discrimination claim against the tech mega-corporation. According to the plaintiffs, Google routinely paid...
Lawsuit alleges inappropriate actions by Inglewood mayor
Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts Jr. is facing some very serious allegations from a former employee, who also happens to be his ex-girlfriend. The former employee Melanie McDade, who was the mayor’s assistant, claims that she was wrongfully terminated in 2019 after she...