I am on maternity leave, and was just laid off. I went on leave 12/19/13 and was due to go back to work 3/31/14.

In California, while an employer is not prohibited from terminating an employee who has taken maternity leave, that employer is prohibited from...

Do I have any rights?

Under California law, “harassing” behavior is only illegal if it is motivated by an employee’s race, gender, national origin, religion, or...

To what extent can a harassment be?

In California, an employee with a disability is entitled to reasonable accommodations. To that end, the employer must engage in the interactive...

A co-worker got fired for selling beer to a "minor", but was shown an ID to purchase beer. Can he do something about it?

In California, an at-will employee may be terminated at any time and for any reason (good reason, bad reason, or no reason at all) other than...

In California, so long as you are being paid the minimum wage for the work that you do, you are not entitled to a wage increase.

In California, an at-will employee (an employee who does not have an employment contract and is not a member of a union) may be terminated at any...

Whistleblower

A whistleblower is someone who reports the illegal activity of an employer to a representative of that employer or to a government agency. If the...

I just moved to Los Angeles from Lancaster and my boss has been saying sexual things to me making sexual disorders etc..

In California, harassing conduct must be severe and pervasive in order to rise to the level of legally actionable sexual harassment. Your question...

How do I go about handling this matter of my boss threatening my position when I don't respond to sleeping with him etc..

n California, it is illegal for an employer to require sexual favors from an employee as a basis for employment; this is sexual harassment. It is...

In California, offensive conduct must be severe and pervasive in order to rise to the level of sexual harassment. As my colleagues have stated,...