If arrested, but was not conviected will this show when an employer is conducting a background check?

If no charges were ever filed, there should not be a public record of the arrest which would make it more difficult for an employer to find. In...

Am I required to give my employer a description of my medical care during recovery in order to maintain my status as disabled?

It depends on what the information is needed for. If it is to qualify for FMLA/CRFA leave, then, no the employer does not need the information. If...

Can both employees be fired for dating if there is nothing estated in the employee handbook

California courts have held that there is nothing unlawful about an employer terminating co-workers who engage in a romantic relationship. This, in...

Laid off

Your friend is wrong. If the laptop belongs to the company, it is their property and it does not matter where he is when he visits the banned...

If my employee handbook does not define FLMA requires 50 employees within 75 miles, does that create a different FLMA guide?

Employers cannot impose more stringent requirements to qualify for FMLA/CFRA leave. However, they can be more generous by allowing employees to...

I WAS LET GO FOR ASKING FOR OVERTIME PAY FOR 4 OF MY MEN AND MYSELF

In California, courts have said that it violates a substantial public policy of the state when an employer terminates an employee who complains...

Should I file a wrongful termination lawsuit? I'm a respiratory therapist.

Mr. Doland is right. You cannot sue your employer for wrongful termination, if you are an at-will employee, unless the actual reason for the...

My company will not provide paycheck stubs, W2's, a copy of my personnel file, etc. They are in AL me CA. What should I do?

You can file a complaint with the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, which is the arm of the California Labor Commissioner that enforces the...

Some of us went to law school because we were told there would be no math. So, many of us who handle employment cases are woefully inadequate in...

Do I have a wrongful termination case on the basis of retaliation?

Mr. Chen is correct. Not all whistleblowing is an activity protected by law. To have a sustainable case of wrongful termination, you must be able...