If I quit my job to be able to take my son to appointments can I collect my unemployment?

I'm sorry this is happening to you. The Fair Employment & Housing Act ("FEHA") requires that employer must provide a reasonable accommodation to...

Can my boss make me work with someone who has sexually harassed me?

Sexual harassment in the workplace is illegal. The Fair Employment & Housing Act ("FEHA") prohibits it. The FEHA also requires the employer to...

Can an employer require a salaried employee to work 55-60 hours a week with specified work hours?

This is most likely not a violation. Exempt (which is the correct term, as opposed to salaried) employees can usually be required to work certain...

I have an urgent question regarding Labor Code Section 202 as they relate to wages and commissions

Yes. Commissions are wages, and they are subject to the same requirements. The only difference with commission is that an employer can legally...

One engaged in a protected activity, an after is retaliated being accused daily of not do their Job. is this harassment?

"Harassment" doesn't mean what most people think it means. Harassment, by itself, is not illegal. There's no law against it. Harassment is only...

An Attorney has two clients both claiming with wrongful termination from the same employer. Does two help strength the case.

Maybe yes, maybe no. Whether it helps or not depends on the particular facts of your case. No one can tell you whether it would help or hurt...

How can i deal this situation ? Appreciate your inputs. thanks much.

I respectfully disagree with the previous answer. Regardless of whether your employer is treating you like an independent contractor, that doesn't...

Of What benefit is it to have a DLSE investigator investigating ones claim, if that complaint has a attorney to do discovery?

I usually ask the government to terminate their investigation once they've gotten the employer's response and any witness statements. Those things...

Unpaid overtime penalty

Yes, the waiting time penalty of Ca. Labor Code §203 applies to unpaid overtime. No, you don't get paid 30 times your final paycheck if the...

Legal ramifications for not being considered for a promotion because my boss "thought I wanted to start a family"? I'm a woman.

It is illegal to discriminate against employees because of their sex or marital status. The Fair Employment & Housing Act ("FEHA") prohibit it....

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