My boss lost his valet contract which he knew about it but did not say anything until I showed up, the new company has taken ove

Mr. Pedersen is most likely correct. In the unlikely event that your employer had 75 or more employees, and either shut down a site of operations...

AM I legally able to do this?

No. Asking someone to do something in exchange for not pressing criminal charges is a crime. It's called extortion, and it's a felony. Don't do...

I was sitting quietly at my desk working and one of the executives told me my new nickname would be Christopher.

From what you've said, I gather that he was trying to imply that you are mannish somehow, or that you are gay. It is illegal, under the California...

A previous coworker is suing me, claiming I had her fired (retaliation)? It is frivolous, can I counter? Should I be concerned?

It is illegal to terminate someone based on their complaints of racial harassment. The Fair Employment & Housing Act ("FEHA") prohibits it. The...

I am a victim of constructive termination. How do I fight it.

Based on what you've written here, I don't see anything they've done that's illegal. An attorney can only help you when something *illegal* has...

Unemloyment claim help

As the other attorneys told you, you must file for a right-to-sue letter within one year of the sexual harassment occurring. I don't know when the...

Can the owner tell me that I am not authorized to take lunches during an 8 hr shift?

It is illegal to prevent employees from having a 1/2 hour lunch break and two 15 minute breaks during the day. The e-mail is evidence of the...

Can you post the definition of a "hold to answer" please?

I think what you're saying is that you were "held to answer" in a criminal charge against you, and the employer found that while conducting a...

Do I have a claim?

If by "bringing [your] sexuality in to the picture," you mean that she has made remarks about your sexual orientation, you may have a claim for...

Earned wages are vested property rights. See Reyes v. Van Elk, Ltd., 148 Cal.App.4th 604, 612 (2007). That means that they can't be taken away...