What It Looks Like When You’re Illegally On-Call Without Pay – Part 2
[Continued from Part 1] Carmen in Nursing Carmen works as a nurse in an urban emergency clinic. She often works back-to-back shifts and usually doesn’t mind because she is passionate about helping people. But after a management restructuring somewhere far above Carmen’s position, her manager began to ask for her to stay “on-call” between shifts […]
What It Looks Like When You’re Illegally On-Call Without Pay (Part 1)
In California, workers are entitled to pay any time the job makes demands of their time. One of the most common violations of this law is seen in on-call policies. In the mind of an exploitative employer, staff don’t need to be paid unless they are on-site and performing assigned tasks. This leaves them free […]
Discrimination for Pregnancy and Post-Pregnancy
People with virtually every kind of encumberment are likely to find themselves as a victim of some kind of discrimination. What does human rights law say about pregnancy? The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) is an amendment to the Civil Rights Act of 1963 (Title VII of the Civil Rights Act). Women who are pregnant have […]
The Rights of Caregivers
The role of being a caregiver for someone who needs intensive assistance is a deeply demanding role that can cut a person off of her or his personal needs. Part of the rights of a caregiver has to do with the basic attention to personal needs. These basic rights may or may impact on the […]
Can I Legally Record Myself to Prove Workplace Harassment in California?
Workplace harassment comes in many forms. Some employers hurl insults, some deny promotions, some scream at their teams at every weekly meeting. Sometimes it’s unwanted touching, sometimes it hurts your career, but no matter the details the worst kind of workplace harassment is the kind done in secret. This happens to so many more people […]
Is Gender-Specific Work Dress Code Legal in California?
Dress code at work has always been a sticky subject in terms of employee rights. Some employers charge for uniforms, some make unreasonable demands, some are sticklers for cleanliness when you only have one or two sets of clothes to wear at work. But the biggest dress code problem of all is gender-specific rules that […]
Can My California Employer Ban Headscarves At Work?
Headscarves are an essential part of female dress for several religions and cultures. Whether you are a devout follower of a religion that prizes female modesty or you are an active participant in a culture where headscarves are common, you have a legal right to wear your headscarf at work under most California employers. Dress […]
6 Situations Where You Should Consult an Overtime Pay Claims Lawyer – Part 2
[Continued from Part 1] Welcome back to the second half of our two-part article. Last time, we talked about how employers commonly deny overtime through one of many methods in order to save money, take advantage of employees, and sometimes from simple incompetence. Join us again today as we pick up where we left off. […]
6 Situations Where You Should Consult an Overtime Pay Claims Lawyer – Part 1
For many employers, overtime is their worst nightmare. Not only does it mean that work stacked up enough that employees had to stay late. It also means they have to pay their employees time and a half instead of their usual wages. For penny-pinching companies that are worried about the bottom line, denying rightful overtime […]
What Does Family Responsibilities Discrimination Look Like?
Family responsibilities discrimination, also known as FRD, is when an employee is discriminated against because they have to care for a family member. Though most people think about working parents, you may also be facing family responsibilities discrimination if you are caring for your aging parents or a spouse with a serious medical condition. You […]
