California - Final Pay & Severance Agreement

You are entitled to the waiting time penalties regardless of whether you sign a severance agreement. For 26 days. Not 18. If your employer...

Can an employer fire you or lay you off if you go on state disability?

It depends. If the employer was going to lay you off anyway, for unrelated reasons, then the answer is yes. Leave does not insulate you from a...

Are non competing clauses illegal, unenforceable and void in California?

Assuming you signed a contract with your employer enforceable under California law, non-competes are generally voidable/unenforceable with limited...

I was injured at work and my employer sent me to there Doctor for first aid, turns out I really twisted my ankle.

No you do not have to pay for the Doctor they sent you to, nor should they ask. You need to make sure that your employer completed Employer's...

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I work part time @ a low hourly wage job. I receive schedule changes via email which i need to be aware of ahead of time.

No doubt it is part of your job to be aware of your schedule, for which you are already paid, albeit at a "low" wage. As an at will employee, the...

I'm a freelance writer based in CA. For 18 months, I worked for a publishing co. based in Mass. I have unpaid invoices.

Did you sign a contract with this company governing your working relationship with them? If so, take a look at it as it may describe where you can...

I believe that I am being discriminated against by Angie's List. Would like to know if I have legal grounds for action.

This is not an employment law question as you are not employed by Angies List. Angies List is a voluntary marketing/advertising website that is...

Without signing a contract with the organization, am I liable of any kind of loss to their business ?

If you are not involved in the ownership of this Company, and are only an at will employee, having signed no contract, then at the moment, I cannot...

Looking for legal council with experience with: slander, defamation, wrongful termination with regards to the CA law, US law.

Defamation in California has a one year statute of limitations - one year from your discovery of the defamatory remarks. If you were an at will...

Wrongful termination

Unfortunately, the court's will not interfere with bad or unfair management practices. As an at will employee you are subject to the whims of...