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When people think about sexual harassment, they often think of women as the victims. However, men have increasingly become victims of workplace sexual harassment as well. What may seem like a crime against women, sexual harassment is seen across genders and industries...
Wrongful termination occurs when your employer fires you without a justifiable reason. Thankfully, there are laws that protect you from termination under specific circumstances. Breach of contract or covenant If your contract lists specific actions that could lead to...
When you need special accommodations at your California workplace because you are pregnant or experiencing some type of pregnancy-related medical issue or condition, your employer must make those accommodations for you if they are reasonable in nature. The Americans...
Are you a disabled employee? Many disabled employees would say no because they think “disabled” has negative connotations. As long as they can do their job, they do not consider themselves disabled and they do not want anyone else to see them as disabled. A disabled...
The goal of any blog, including an employment law blog, is to write something topical. At present, the most topical issue is Chris Rock being slapped by Will Smith at the 2022 Oscar’s. Does this incident present any issue of employment law worth discussing? Yes, it...
A severance package may be a part of your employment contract. A severance provision should describe the circumstances that allow your employer to terminate your employment. If your employer does not fire you according to the terms of the agreement, you might have a...
For months, you pushed yourself to take care of your job duties, but you cannot push away your mental health struggles anymore. You feel you must take a leave of absence to tend to your mental health, but how do you do so while protecting your job? HuffPost shares...
California wage and hour laws mandate that companies cannot require employees to work “off-the- clock” without monetary compensation. Working “off-the-clock” means that an employee does work for his or her employer, with the company’s knowledge, but without receiving...
In response to the growing #MeToo movement throughout the United States, in 2018, the California legislature passed legislation designed to limit the non-disclosure provisions in settlement agreements to resolve lawsuits involving allegations of sexual harassment in...
Attention at work is not bad when you feel it is respectful and does not impede your job. If it leaves you feeling uncomfortable or awkward, it may fit into the workplace harassment category. Harassment in the workplace may take many forms and differ depending on the...
