Many workers do not have a written contract to detail the terms of their employment. However, you could have an implied contract that protects your rights at your workplace. If you feel your employer has wrongfully terminated you, you could find out if your workplace...
Whether you face mistreatment due to your religious views, racial background, age or sex, illegal discrimination takes many different forms in the workplace. It is imperative to immediately recognize and address any unlawful violations of your rights as an employee....
If you are a new mother, you may have bonded with your newborn by breastfeeding him or her. According to the Cleveland Clinic, breastfeeding may also lower your child's risk of dying as an infant. Still, because you are in the workforce, you simply cannot stay home...
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...
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...
On behalf of Jay S. Rothman & Associates posted in wrongful termination on Monday, February 18, 2019. Anyone in California who has ever lost a job knows that this experience can be highly upsetting, stressful and even traumatic. The experience can be made all the...
On behalf of Jay S. Rothman & Associates posted in wrongful termination on Thursday, January 24, 2019. It can be shocking and humiliating to one day be told that your services are no longer needed at your workplace. If you have conducted yourself properly and...
Should you be afraid of what you say in the California workplace? If you experience or witness problems that you believe are harmful to one or more workers or you even believe illegality is being conducted, you have a right to speak out against those practices and not...
Where one to survey those employed in Woodland Hills (or throughout California), the general consensus of most would likely be that as long as one does not give their employer a reason to fire them, then the employer cannot. Unfortunately, California is an "at will"...
If you are an independent contractor in California, it means that you are not an employee of a company but rather a consultant providing services to one or more companies on a contract basis by written or verbal agreement. As an independent contractor, you usually...
