This answer assumes the job at issue is in the private sector. If it is a public sector workplace, the response would be similar but the legal...

As you evidently learned, the FMLA's one-year employment requirement does not have to be in the immediately preceding year. The same is true for...

Selected as the best answer

While I generally agree with Mr. Harvey, things are somewhat more lax in the California Employment Development Department (EDD) and the...

Selected as the best answer

I have worked steady since 2000. I am a 55 year old female and I was denied extended benefits due to benefits being exhausted.

I'm so sorry this is happening to you. Our country and our state have serious, serious problems with horrible consequences for you and people in...

No competent attorney will say what rights a contract provides without reading the entire contract. One provision can change the entire meaning of...

What you do when state and federal offical cover uo your claim to protect an former employer.

Your question is too vague to provide any useful guidance. Who reported to state officials? What was reported? How do you know the state officials...

Can a federal supervisor request the attendance of an union rep at a meeting with 2 employees with out notifying the employees

Yes, a supervisor can make this request and in many cases, an employer is obligated to make sure a union steward is present at certain meetings...

It is extremely difficult to prove that a union committed fraud, or some other impropriety, that was so onerous that the vote on the new contract...

How do I get the NLRB to reopen a case that they refused to pick up?

You raise two issues. The first is timeliness. If there is a dispute over whether you filed your charge on time, you have the burden of proof to...

I'm a union member,is it legal to be ask to sign an exit form,while suspended,to pick up my paycheck?

I am a California attorney and cannot give legal advice in your state. My comments are information only, based on federal law and general legal...