Santa Clara County Discrimination Legal Advice (21 found)

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Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

For workplace treatment to be discrimination, it has to be based on the target'...
Steven Alan Fink
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If you are over 40 you can threaten to sue because of age discrimination and...
L. Maxwell Taylor
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Contributor Level 7

If your gut is correct, if the real reason you were laid off was because they...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

If you plan to seek VC and investors, then a "C" corporation is probably the...
John M. Kaman
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Contributor Level 10

The issue you should think about is not which state is more business friendly...
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William M. Pao's answer
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You state that you started a new job and that things are new as they have a new...
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John M. Kaman
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Not based on the facts you have stated here. As you seem to know you can be...
Ali Ebrahimzadeh
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Note: For further information, feel free to contact my office for an initial...
Dana Howard Shultz
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You are entitled to protection against discrimination because of pregnancy, but...
L. Maxwell Taylor
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Is it legal? Sure. They're the employer. They can fire you if they want, for...
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Herbert J Tan
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That's a tough one. The employer will most certainly deny the conversation...
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Based on the brief facts you provided, it is unclear whether you have a claim...
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William M. Pao's answer
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Severance pay is not legally mandated by law and so an employer may change...
Kenneth Lewis Swenson
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Unfortunately, the costs of prosecuting such a civil action may exceed the...
Dennis Michael Phillips
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Personal injury damages are the total of what was lost. Medical bills, lost...
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Varoujan Arabian
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Obviously, more facts must be reviewed prior to determining liability, if any....
Kenneth Lewis Swenson
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You may have a potential claim for sexual harassment if you have evidence your...
Jonathan H Levy
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Contributor Level 9

Well this all very odd, why don't you just call Safeway and ask them what their...
Alan James Brinkmeier
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Read and follow this set of rules for the FIrst Level Appeal process in CA...
Arkady Igor Itkin
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Appealing the decision with the unemployment appeals board is the first correct...
Alan James Brinkmeier
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Appearing may be the better approach for you. Contact a lawyer who is locale...
Alden Jay Knisbacher
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Yoiu shoudl appear at the hearing with a lawyer. If your employer has over 5...
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No, she is an Indian citizen. In this case, do we need to initiate a case from...
Alden Jay Knisbacher
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If your wife is a US citizen, the federal laws against discrimination would...
Eli Mayer Kantor
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No. An employer is obligated to hold your same or similar job open for a period...
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Federal law prohibits discrimination on the basis of union membership....
Eli Mayer Kantor
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Section 8(a) (1) ) of the National Labor Relations Act, NLRA, forbids threats...
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Hi, Nick from Avvo here. Because we’re receiving so many questions right now,...
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California is an "at-will" employment state, meaning that either the employer...

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