Unless you have an agreement to the contrary, you are employed at will. That means that your employer can do whatever they want with your...

I went through a lengthy interview process and was offered a job contingent on passing a criminal background check.

Is it less or more than 7 years old? California's Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act ("ICRA") makes it illegal for any reporting...

Boss told me I was browner than a paper bag so I wouldn't make and she told my coworkers I was smoking seed because I'm jamaican

Harassment on the basis of skin color is illegal under California's Fair Employment & Housing Act ("FEHA"). National original harassment is also...

Can my friend sue the state of California?

Sexual assault in the workplace is illegal on many levels, including battery and violation of the State's laws against sexual harassment in the...

Would an email confirmation valid for one year employment contract in California?

There's no way to know without looking at the email itself. If you're asking whether an email can form a contract, yes it can. The problem would be...

Do I need a labor attorney?

There's no way to know without talking to you extensively. Whistleblower laws don't protect every complaint in the workplace. They only protect...

Is blogging or publishing articles for free considered breach of a non-proprietary, non-compete contract?

Non-competition agreements are illegal in California. You are free to compete with your prior employer, regardless of what you signed so long as...

Can my employer force to me to use my PTO?

On another matter, depending on how many employees your company had, it may have been required to give you 60 days notice. If your company has 75...

If you are an at-will employee, then you can leave at any time, with or without notice. Moreover, except in unusual circumstances where the...

It wouldn't be illegal to refuse to hire you because of most false information in a credit check. Here, however, they refused to hire you because...