On behalf of Jay S. Rothman & Associates posted in sexual harassment on Thursday, August 30, 2018. Some California workplaces have dress codes that dictate employees maintain a certain level of professionalism in their style of dress. However, sometimes a worker...
Month: August 2018
The process of determining back pay amounts
Sometimes, employers in California refuse to pay their workers. The reasons for this range from the personal to the financial, but the law rarely accepts a company's decision to withhold pay without a very convincing argument in favor of the action. However, since...
What to look for in proving workplace retaliation | Jay S. Rothman & Associates
What to look for in proving workplace retaliation On behalf of Jay S. Rothman & Associates posted in retaliation on Thursday, August 16, 2018. No California worker should be punished for blowing the whistle on discriminatory or harassment practices in the...
Is it sexual harassment?
Sexual harassment in the workplace is not a new phenomenon. However, it can sometimes be difficult to spot sexual harassment when it is happening to you. Not only is sexual harassment at work not a novel concept, it is happening at an extremely high rate. A recent...
Why should I pay attention to my employee handbook?
The fact that California allows employees to be fired at-will grants employers wide latitude to terminate their workers, provided that no civil rights laws have been violated. However, if workplaces set strict guidelines for how their employees may be hired and fired...
Are you a employee or an independent contractor?
It is not uncommon for California businesses, especially small companies or startups, to misclassify employees as independent contractors. The idea of using independent workers might be attractive to managers and executives, as it is typically cheaper and allows...
