Sorry that this is occurring. You may. EEOC will investigate. At the conclusion, they'll either take care of it, or give you a right to sue letter....

Sorry to hear about this. You can't be a "1099 employee". You're either a contractor (1099) or an employee. Given what you've written about the...

Yes, he decides when he wants to take the leave. Because you have five or more employees, he's covered by CFRA (assuming he's met the eligibility...

So sorry to hear. This is really a bad situation. If you've worked during the base period (it goes back 18 comes forward 12 - it's a weird...

Very sorry to hear that this is occurring. Wage and hour laws in California are very complex, and are designed to benefit the employee. If you're...

Very sorry to read this. It was absolutely not ok. If your firm had five or more people, it was covered by CFRA, and if it had 50 or more within a...

I don't you have enough information here for anyone to answer. If you respond with more details, perhaps some of can be helpful to you.

What evidence do you have that there is discrimination based on your age (that's what you seem to be implying by stating you're 63 and posting...

If it's true, there's nothing actionable. The company can decide who is re-hireable and who is not, so long as it's not discriminatory and based on...

As my colleagues have pointed out, there are significant risks for them if you are incorrectly classified as an independent contractor instead of...