Fired and paid earned vacation time 20 days after fired. Can I sue for waiting time penalties AND attorneys' fees?

Under California Labor Code §201, “If an employer discharges an employee, the wages earned and unpaid at the time of discharge are due and payable...

Laid off at 5 months pregnant

It is illegal for an employer to discriminate against or harass an employee because of her pregnancy. The fact that the employer gave you an...

If I resigned my job due to the gossip and rumors resulting from my sexual harassment complaint to h.r. can I be compensated?

Based on what you describe here, it appears that you may have viable claims against your former employer, including sexual harassment, failure to...

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Unless you have an employment agreement (or are a member of a union with a collective bargaining agreement) with a specified duration or specified...

Based on what you have stated, your layoff does not appear to have been wrongful. Unless there was an agreement stating otherwise (private or...

Not to belabor the point - but as my esteemed colleague, Mr. Kirschbaum, pointed out, while the mere act of asking your secretary out by itself may...

I am a manager for a salon and some days I work 10 hours and I am only getting paid for 8. What can I do?

You raise several different legal issues here. Managers are usually exempt from overtime laws. However, if you are treated as an hourly employee,...

I am sorry about what you went through. As you noted, you need to speak with an employment lawyer, and once your potential claims are fully...

DO I HAVE GROUNDS FOR A LAWSWUIT :(

It sounds like your employer has been treating you unfairly. However, employers have a lot of discretion as to how they run their companies. For...

I will be laid off at the end of the year, can they ask me to sign my legal rights away in their general release?

Unless the release is part of a severance package which includes compensation to you, I do not see why you would have to sign a release for being...