Having represented the Plaintiffs in In Re Steroid Hormone Products, my recollection is that steroids are covered by the California Health and...

Is it illegal to fire an employee for filing a sexual harassment claim?

That sounds VERY illegal. Contact an employment attorney TODAY. Because sexual harassment and retaliation claims have a short statute of...

Does a citation to appear in court for a misdemeanor shows up on a background/security clearance?

If the background check was conducted by a private company, for another private company, and the charges did not result in a conviction, then it...

It is legal, unfortunately. The conservatives on the United States Supreme Court have determined that mandatory arbitration can be forced upon...

Caregivers rights if manager is harassing

It depends on why. If the manager is just a jerk, and is harassing everyone, then that's legal-ish (obviously, there are limits, such as battery...

If I was terminated for prohibited use of a company website but am able to prove I they were wrong can they still terminate me?

Not really. Unless the termination was due to discrimination (based on your membership in a protected class), or retaliation for you refusing to do...

647 b and preemployment background check Will the charge show up as disorderly conduct or prostitution on report by 3rd party?

A charge or a conviction? A charge shouldn't show up at all, and your potential employer cannot consider it. A conviction can show up, and your...

What can I do

You've got a couple of options here - first, you can tell your attorney that the other attorney has located your boss and managed to get a payout....

Can a 1099 contractor working remotely be misclassified if they do the same exact job that they once did in-house as a W-2?

Part 1 - you are probably misclassified as an independent contractor. Recently the California Supreme Court just decided this issue in the Dynamex...

Sort of. The general rule is that all employers must provide their employees with their tools of work, unless the employee is working in a field...