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...
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How the ABC test classifies an employee
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...
Holding employers accountable when they violate the ADA
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...
Sexual harassment: Who can you report?
Under no circumstance is sexual harassment acceptable in the workplace. When your place of business becomes hostile or offensive due to inappropriate jokes or flirtatious behavior, you may have a claim against your employer, colleagues or other professionals. In...
How do you know if you were terminated wrongfully?
Facing termination from your job can be financially and personally devastating. In California, there are various reasons why an employer may seek to terminate an employee. However, you do have some protections. In fact, California law prohibits wrongful termination....
What can you do if you experience workplace harassment?
Sexual harassment refers to unwelcome sexual advances, including visual, physical or verbal. If someone utilizes sexuality to intimidate you or to create a hostile work environment, you may be the victim of sexual harassment. In California, the conduct does not need...
Victims of domestic violence have the right to take time off
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...
Does my employer have to pay me for breaks?
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...
How do you know if your termination was wrongful?
In most of the U.S., employers are free to terminate employment for virtually any reason and often for no reason at all. While California offers more protection to workers, most employees are subject to the whims of their employers. Still, not all terminations of...
3 ways to prove workplace gaslighting
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...