Do I need an Employment Law Attorney

Employers are required to provide reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities. Diabetes qualifies as a disability under California...

If the Warn Act was violated by employer should I take a settlement (3 weeks paid) or file a law suit?

As you probably know, the Cal-WARN Act requires employers of 75 or more employees to provide 60 days notice upon a plant closure or mass layoff. A...

Filing DSLE claims for unpaid wages (2 years/2 people) and retaliation (fired) after reporting illegal dumping to employer

It is illegal to fire someone for complaining about illegal acts, such as illegal dumping, creating a physically unsafe workplace, and failure to...

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I was terminated this morning - "position eliminated". I was the Director of Internal Audit at {redacted}. Do I have a case?

You raise several issues here. Under the Fair Employment & Housing Act ("FEHA"), it is illegal to discriminate because of someone's age if that...

INC. Contractor paying incorrectly....

There are many different issues in your question. First of all, your husband may be an employee, not an Independent Contractor (or IC). Even if...

I have litigated several cases involving equity like you're discussing here. Depending on the facts, they can be very valuable. The e-mail will...

No, this is not legal. The law requires reasonable accommodation to be given to someone with a disability, and may require you be given time off...

When filing a lawsuit of wrongful termination based on retaliation for filing overtime claim, does the overtime claim have to be

It is illegal to fire an employee for complaining of overtime violations. As of this year, that includes complaining internally. You do not need to...

Fired for "non-performance" right after being a whistleblower...is this actionable?

I'm sorry this happened to your friend. It is illegal to fire an employee in retaliation for reporting illegal acts. The ones that you have...

Just need referral to a service who will check what employer is saying about employee to prospective employer.

I agree with Mr. Kirschbaum. I will, however, suggest that it might be worth the money to hire a third party rather than using a friend. If you...