How badly can an employer want to retaliate against a whistleblower? Apparently, pretty badly, if the $10 million spent defending the wrongful termination claim of a Department of Energy employee…
Desperate Housewives star Nicolette Sheridan has filed a claim of wrongful termination against the show’s producer and the studio, in the Los Angeles, California Superior Court. She has also claimed…
California is an at-will employment state, which means that employers can pretty much fire you for any reason or no reason at all. There are some exceptions to this, as…
It is expected that while you are working you will not be subjected to harassment and if you are your employer will put a stop to it. Sadly, it is…
Employees have a legal right, granted under the National Labor Relations Act, to join together to try to improve their wages or working conditions. Frequently, that results in the attempt…
While California is an at will employment state, there are specific limitations in place for what employers are allowed to do when it comes to terminating an employee. For example,…
Dating in the workplace isn’t sexual harassment on its own, and many people who are on the same level enjoy healthy relationship status while working together. That’s often true with…
Are you one of many California mothers-to-be who feels as though she has waited a lifetime to conceive a child? No wonder when you learned of your expected bundle of…
Charges of rampant discrimination rocked the University of California San Diego campus last year. The infamous “Compton Cookout,” where Black History Month was mocked, made headlines all over the country.…
For a lot of people, filing a formal discrimination complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or suing an employer for discrimination is often a desperate measure after every other…