When a person is seeking the help of a firefighter or emergency service worker, their only concern is the ability of the person reporting to assist them, not whether they…
Being let go from a job is a difficult experience, especially when the termination comes as a surprise. You might wonder if you have a case for wrongful termination. This…
A worker for a California nonprofit agency is filing suit, alleging that she was sexually harassed and that her employer did nothing to stop the occurrences. Her suit further alleges…
A husband and wife pair, both long term employees of Wells Fargo, filed a joint wrongful termination lawsuit in federal court in Los Angeles on Thursday, August 31. In their…
Discrimination can come in many forms, whether it is based on race, gender, age or sexual preference. A recent case involving disability discrimination has come to a fortunate end. A…
Retaliation was the topic that we covered in our previous blog post. If you recall, we discussed how employees who are whistleblowers have specific rights that prevent the employer from…
A former San Diego State University women’s basketball coach is seeking compensation from the school after allegedly being fired for demanding fair treatment. The woman claims that the retaliation occurred…
Employees should be safe at work; however, there are some instances in which employees are put in danger by the very people who should be working to protect them. This…
We have discussed retaliation and how it affects employees in the United States. Those posts might have some of our California readers with some questions about retaliation. In a nutshell,…
Many employers throughout the state are defaulting to a requirement that all employees sign arbitration agreements. Your human resource representative might gloss over the agreement with the explanation that it…