This is an illegal policy. An employer cannot charge employees for anything (other than agreed-upon health insurance), let alone for legal activity...

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If a person is employed in California and paid through a California entity, can their “Parent company” based in New York enforce

A company with employees in California must follow California laws for their California employees. "Use it or lose it" vacation policies are...

What is the downside to signing an arbitration agreement with your employer?

All I do is represent employees, and arbitration is bad for employees. Let me put it to you this way: Arbitrators are paid by the company. The...

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Harassment at work

No one can tell you how you "should" proceed. That is a personal decision, not a legal one. All anyone else can do, including an attorney, is tell...

What you are describing sounds like so-called "phantom stock:" cash awards that are meant to give employees incentives to perform well, by linking...

What is it called if a party perpetuates an act (of discrimination) against other parties to minimize what they did to me?

I don't think there's a legal term for what you're referring to. You can call it what you want before the court. You just have to demonstrate that...

As an independent contractor in California, is it legal for my potential employer to ask me to sign a 3 year contract?

I agree with Mr. Pedersen's excellent response. I write just to add a couple of thoughts. Although the employer can require you to sign a 3 year...

Employment

California has several laws which protect individuals who need time off, either due to a serious medical condition (California Family Rights Act)...

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Can I be laid off after disability?

If the company has 75 or more employees working in the Burbank office, you may have rights have California's WARN Act. That requires...

Can an employer change your classification without notifying the employee ? I want to claim overtime and breaks

The law, not the employer, gets to decide whether you are entitled to overtime or not. So it really doesn't matter what your employer...