What You Should Know Before Signing a California Employment Contract
The best part of job hunting is, without a doubt, receiving a job offer and no longer having to keep job hunting. So, if your job offer comes with an employment contract, the impulse to rush forward, sign and put interviewing in the rearview may be hard to resist. However, you may come to regret that haste, and wish you […]
Defrauding the Consumer
Consumer fraud refers to a wide range of crimes that revolve around purchases, where people pay money for things they don’t want or don’t get what they paid for, both products and services. Fraud against consumers can take place in person, by telephone, or online. It can come in forms of false and misleading advertising, misleading […]
Are You Getting Paid on Commission? What About Your Rest Breaks?
If you are paid in commission, you may be entitled to unpaid wages for rest breaks. Even if your employer provides breaks, you may be entitled to receive back wages if you are paid only in commission. Transcript Hi, I’m Randall Aiman-Smith , one of the partners here at Aiman-Smith & Marcy. We are always […]
Workplace Discrimination & Harassment Learn the Different Types
If you are discriminated against in your workplace, then you have an unenviable choice: Do you act to eliminate the employment or the discrimination? While neither is an easy path, even if you decide to seek work elsewhere, the difficulties that discriminatory actions can inflict on a career, finances and emotions often outlast the employment under which they […]
7 Ways Your Retail Employer May Be Taking Advantage of You
The United States retail industry is a massive one responsible for close to $5 trillion in sales and employs over 15 million people according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Whether it’s large chains like Walmart or smaller stores in and around your neighborhood, millions of workers depend on the retail industry to support their families. The jobs […]