Are we held hostage to a employee who is pregnant, who feels she can do anything she wants.

Talk to a local attorney right away for confidential and fact-specific advice. Pregnancy disability laws are very complex, but you certainly...

Hostile work environment

Contrary to popular belief, "harassment" is only unlawful if based on a legally protected trait, such as race, religion or gender. So, for...

Can my current employer contact my new employer and negotiate my start date without my authorization?

Probably not illegal. The most likely basis for a claim would be intentional interference with prospective economic advantage. However, this...

Is it better to file federal lawsuit or state lawsuit?

I agree with the other responders. I will simply add that pursuing a discrimination case on your own, if that indeed is your intent, is a...

Dominos pizza of temecula has been playing with me. I havd called for a schedule and they have not called me back.

I agree with everything Mr. Kirschbaum said. I will simply add that if your employer is being unresponsive and you have not been scheduled for two...

Hourly Worker - What is the minimum hours a an employee must work per pay period?

There is no law requiring employers to provide a minimum number of hours to their employees. However, you may find it difficult to attract and...

Is this considered good cause for leaving a job to collect unemployment?

Scroll down to number 5: http://www.edd.ca.gov/uibdg/Voluntary_Quit_VQ_500.htm#Wages Specifically: "Title 22, Section 1256-22(b), Comments...

An employer may round an employee's time to the nearest one-tenth or one-quarter of an hour, but only so long as, over a period of time, rounding...

Can a former employee be required to sign a release before receiving a penalty check?

An employer may not condition payment of undisputed earned wages on the signing of a general release. Courts have held that "waiting time"...

Not paid for weekly mandatory meetings, Legal?

If you are properly classified as an overtime-exempt outside sales person, your employer need not pay anything beyond your commissions and you...