If you are a nonexempt (hourly) employee, your employer is violating the law in several respects. You are entitled to a 10 minute break in the...

Can a civil suit be brought against an independent contractor for wrongful termination

You can not be sued for wrongful termination because you did not employ the plaintiff. She could have sued you for sexual harassment, but there is...

Disability discrimination/wrongful termination. The plaintiff suffered and was unemployed for 18 M without a penny income

You do have potential exposure if there has been a CCP section 998 offer. In May of last year, the California Supreme Court held in Williams v....

I did not get a position because I don't speak Spanish. was a must. Do I have a case?????

Your post actually races three potential issues. The first relates to Spanish-speaking ability. There's nothing wrong with your employer requiring...

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

As others have explained, employees of companies with five or more employees are protected from disability discrimination. However, that...

Should I accept a six week severance package to resign when I'm being pushed out to be replaced by a male friend of the CEO?

Me. Pederson has given you a good answer to your question. In general, "unfair " only becomes unlawful when you are terminated because of your...

Is my minority ownership interest in a company going to be affected where an officer sexually harassed employee?

Mr. Kirschbaum has given you good advice. For the future, you may also want to ask the company to buy employers professional liability...

Can you be fired from your job if you have a doctor's note putting you on leave for pregnancy related illness?

As long as your employer employed five or more employees, what you describe is a clear case of wrongful termination/pregnancy discrimination. ...

Employee who is unable to perform the duties at work and showcases himself as fragile and is hurting our business with his perfo

Your post primarily consists of a description of why termination of this employee would be justified. However, you state that the employee...

Resident of California, contract employee for a company located in Virginia - Can I be sued in Virginia?

My colleague have given you good advice. In addition, you need to consider the following: if you are sued in Virginia, it will cost you a lot of...