Employment Law

It is understandable if you fear losing your job. Fortunately, receiving severance pay or a benefit package may help you sustain a living until you find new work. However, you should first know if you will get any severance benefits at all. According to U.S. News and...

Your employee classification status is important. If your employer wrongly claims that you are an independent contractor, you could lose out on employee benefits and rights. This is where the ABC test can assist you. According to California law, the ABC test...

The Americans with Disability Act (ADA) helps to protect the rights of individuals who have disabilities that may require accommodations in the workplace. Typically, these adjustments or aids are simple to implement, but employers do not always make the appropriate...

If you or a loved one suffered at the hands of a domestic abuser, you do not have to cope with the event at work. Victims of violence, assault, stalking and other crimes that cause mental and physical injury do not have to go to work while healing. Likewise, immediate...

California is a very worker-friendly place. One of the employment laws ensures you get break periods during your work day. The mandated breaks also require that your employer pays you, but there are details about this you should understand. Basic rule The basic rule...

Working with difficult individuals can exhaust you and deplete your workplace energy, which leaves little time to ensure the quality of your work, especially when a fellow employee tries to gaslight you. Gaslighting, according to NBC News, makes you feel as if some...

With the advent of new technology and the continued integration of digital workplaces into the current work environment, it is no surprise that unique technology-based problems have begun. Chats and messaging features are one new component that digital technology has...

Wage theft, where employers fail to pay workers what they are due under federal and state law, is a big problem in California. In fact, according to reporting from KQED, California workers brought more than 17,000 wage theft claims in 2021 alone. These claims added up...

As an employee, you have certain rights such as minimum wage, workers' compensation, medical leave and overtime. If you are an independent contractor, you do not necessarily have grounds to claim these rights. Some employers misclassify employees as independent...