Employment

Severance pay is not legally required. The former employer may not, however, discriminate in granting severance or not based on those...

Is my employer violating my workers' comp rights?

It is unclear from your report whether the personal doctor released you to return to work with restrictions, noting that this 2nd doctor did find...

Had a complain at a fast food drive, and had words with the manager. next day they call my employer. Can i sue?

This is most unfortunate. You have a constitutional right of privacy that may provide a basis for a claim against the publisher/manager, while this...

In regards to a whistle blower claim in California, is filing a Tameny claim the same as filing an 1102.5?

One of the benefits of the statutory 1102.5 claim is that you need not actually prove the offense occurred; it is enough that you believe it may...

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Your employer cannot require you to repay your H1B processing or attorney fees, and cannot generally enforce a liquidated damages provision unless...

Do I have a case for harassment or hostile work environment? or what can I do?

You raise a troubling paradox under calif. law: much office bullying is very harmful and toxic, yet, if it is not statutorily banned, such as...

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What constitutes a hostile work environment?

I agree with my colleagues who have weighed in here. This strongly smacks of both a hostile work environment and retaliation for the privileged,...

Downsizing company in California - Voluntary Separation Package vs. unemployment

The problem posed before the EDD for unemployment insurance is whether your separation from your employer was "voluntary". The test is whether an ...

My attorney in a civil lawsuit refuses to do as I request and wants to withdraw, even though I am not in arrears in paying him

The attorney may now have a direct conflict of interest where, had he committed malpractice, his intersest may dictate that he claim that your case...

Can the landlord pay for losses from bedbugs.

Your landlord has a duty to provide habitable premises, which this likely is not, given the severity of the problem. You need to send a strongly...