Non-exempt salaried employee wage claim: what wage should i claim for backpay?

If you were mis-classified as Exempt, you could be owed a very large amount of money based on your many hours worked. To be a bona fide salaried...

Your leave likely qualified for protection under the CFRA if your employer had 50 employees within a 75 mile radius of your work and you worked at...

Is it legal for an employer to pay salary that isn't double the state min. wage?

It's important to keep in mind that the default rule is that all employees are entitled to overtime and breaks. Salaried work is an EXCEPTION to...

This sounds like a fraudulent business practice which you would have the right to formally oppose and complain about if you believe they are...

Can I still file a state lawsuit after signing an employee contract with arbitration provision?

You'll need an experienced employment lawyer to analyze whether the "reorganization" was a pretext to avoid reinstating you, basically the question...

Can I have legal representation?

If you are a unionized employee you do have the right to a representative, absent that, it is unclear. But you can always ask. It's probably...

Disability medical leave! Is it any law to allow employer to terminate the employee who has was in disability leave?

A California employer with 5 or more employees is required to reasonably accommodate a medical leave, which includes holding a job open for a...

Do I sign a severance agreement and release?

That's a lot of red flags. I am just going to say you should contact an employee side lawyer, with experience in disability discrimination claims...

Can a contractor be sexually harassed?

The California harassment ban extends to persons providing services as independent contractors as it applies to “an employee, an applicant, or a...

Misclassifies contractor, what compensation can be claimed?

Although the determination of the EDD judge is not admissible in civil court, it's significant that the first judge to see the case decided you...