It’s likely that you spend most of your week in the workplace. Thus, it’s vital that this environment is safe and that you feel comfortable. Unfortunately, things don’t always work out this way. People can go out of their way to make your working life as difficult as...
Imagine that you work at a warehouse, in the shipping and receiving department. Every day, you help to ship products from the warehouse to customers who ordered them online. But your business has another location, and orders sometimes go through that warehouse. They...
The protections provided by the California Whistleblower Protection Act could be expanded further if a bill currently in the California Senate makes it through both chambers of the legislature and is signed into law. The legislation, Senate Bill (SB) 947, would give...
You may have a few gray hairs, but they only show you are wise beyond your years. You bring vital work experience to the table that younger generations can’t provide. However, your employer may not see it that way. They may behave as if the only thing that matters is...
You love your job, and one of the perks is that you get to travel around the world. The only thing that you haven’t appreciated is that you’re not paid for the time you spend traveling to the destination, only for the time you spend there after you arrive. To you,...
If you ask your California employer if you can breastfeed at work and they tell you no, you need to understand whether they are within their rights or breaking the law. Here are some things to understand: First, you need to differentiate between breastfeeding, with...
Many people don't understand whistleblower protections. There are a lot of myths floating around about whistleblowing that affect who speaks up and also who gets the protection offered by federal whistleblower laws. One coming misconception about whistleblower...
In California, you are entitled to your entire final paycheck for hours worked. In addition to this final paycheck, you are owed unused vacation pay. If you have unused sick time, your employer is not required to pay you for it. Some employers do pay for unused sick...
Maybe you work at a popular hotel bar, and there is a businessman who comes every month and makes inappropriate advances like leaving his room keycard as a tip. Perhaps you work at a restaurant and have a table of drunk people making comments about your appearance or...
If you are planning to have a child, one of the things you may be wondering about is how long you can take for maternity leave. Your employer provides you with some paid maternity leave, but you want to stay out of work for longer than that. You’ve saved, so you want...
