Workplace wants me to sign confidentiality agreement

It is wise not sign a document you do not understand without legal advice. But there are some documents employers are legally permitted to require...

Advice on the situation

Regardless of your mother's legal status, all employers must treat its employees in accordance with California labor laws and health and safety...

By law, the employer should have paid you all earned wages on your last day of employment. If the commissions have already vested, they should have...

I am requesting modified duty under disability act. Can my employer ask for my medical diagnosis.?

No, an employer is not entitled to know an employee's diagnosis when requesting a reasonable accommodation. The employer may only know what the...

What legal options do I have?

As you are probably aware, it is illegal for an employer to retaliate against an employee who requests a reasonable accommodation for a qualified...

Work made for hire --- eligible for unemployment if contract negotiations / renegotiations fail?

You are eligible for UI benefits for those periods of time when you are out of work due to no fault of your own. If a temporary job ends due to the...

Can I sue for hostile work environment,stress and loss of payment of ot

You have described a bad place to work but not identified any unlawful actions by the employer. If the basis for the bias shown by the supervisor...

I agree with Mr. Byrnes. You cannot base your hiring preferences on a person's gender. How would you feel if an person posted a job ad saying no...

What are my rights in this situation? Do I have a right to quit for an unsafe work environment?

You certainly have the right to quit, whether attacked by a guest or not. But the question really is, what the legal consequences are by quitting...

Labor laws in California

California law requires non-exempt (hourly) employees to be paid no less than twice a month and exempt (hourly) employees to be paid at least once...