I use to work at and live near a Creosote plant.

This type of case is called a "toxic tort." The causation standard is often easier to meet, and the statute of limitations only begins to run once...

Need to determine if I am/was missclassified as an exempt employee & should take to NLRB or litigate [former] employer.

There's no way to know whether you were misclassified based on what you wrote here. California uses a "primary duties" test, meaning that it looks...

Yes, but the full answer is a bit more complicated. The Fair Employment & Housing Act ("FEHA") does require that employers engage in a good...

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How to give shares to my employees and still not lose control of my company?

This is a very complicated area of the law, and I only know enough about it to be dangerous. You can't get a full answer upon which to rely from a...

In California, you can work for whomever you want to work for. You cannot be prohibited from working for a competitor of your prior employer in...

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My employer is violating state laws and im concerned ill be terminated if I blow the whistle. What can I do?

It is illegal to fire an employee for reporting illegal activity to a supervisor or someone in authority. California's whistleblower protection...

Can a State Employee/Engineer sue the State for removing from an on going project for not giving in to unethical demand?

The only legal protection that I can think of is whistleblower protection. But those laws require that you have complained about something...

Can I pay back funds prior to bring arrested?

1. Stop talking about this on a public forum. You've provided your city, state, and the exact amount of money at issue. If your employer sees this,...

My husband is a federal agent. He admitted in his IA investigation to smoking midisenal marijuana.

Marijuana is illegal under federal law. Federal and non-federal employees can be fired for its use, regardless of whether the state holds that it...

Before accepting the terms of a severance agreement, I'd like to know if I have cause to consider an age discrimination claim.

It is illegal to discriminate against an employee on the basis of age, if that person is over 40. The Fair Employment & Housing Act ("FEHA")...