Section Five of California's Wage Orders provides that if an employee arrives at work expecting a full day's pay, and is sent home early, the...

Can my employer cut my hours due to a medical condition?

First, your condition likely constitutes a physical disability under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). As such, your employer has a legal...

Is it illegal for your employer to take your share of the tips?

No. The Fair Labor Standards Act allows employers to credit a portion of the tips received by their tipped employees toward their minimum wage...

Be sure your complaint is in writing, and complies with any procedures specified in the employee handbook relative to reporting harassment. ...

Can a pattern of firing older employees be proven?

Yes. The law protects employees who are over 40 from discrimination based on age. Proving a pattern and practice of age discrimination is as...

Government Code section 12945 requires that employees returning from maternity leave be reinstated to their former position. Period. If that...

Company accepted service on my behalf; never told me. Co. settled case and now I am out there alone to defend sex harass case.

Your question suggests to me that your status as an "independent contractor" is subject to question. Employers frequently misclassify workers as...

I recently recieved a seperation letter from employer regarding injury at work. State employee

Whenever an employee who has experienced a work-related injury finds him/herself without a job shortly thereafter, a prima facie case of...

My employer knows about my supervisor threatening me and spoke to her, now worse than ever..help?

Under California law, the words and actions of supervisors are legally imputed to the employer as though the CEO said or did them. The employer is...

Am I entitled to reasonable accommodation to care for my disabled son?

The California Family Rights Act allows qualified employees to take up to 12 weeks off per year to care for the "serious health condition" of...