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...
Month: April 2022
The Law Protects Disabled Employees From Discrimination
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 Slap Heard Round the World: Employer liability for third party violence in the workplace
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...
How can a severance agreement terminate you?
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...
What do you know about taking mental health leave from work?
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...
CLOCK WORK: WHAT IS IT & WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS?
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...
California Further Limits Confidentiality Clauses in Employee Settlement and Separation Agreements
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...