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Pregnancy involves many personal choices. Whether or not you get to keep your job should not be one of them....
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California's Bill 1513, originally signed into law in 2015, drastically altered the way salon and spa owners are now required...
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Covid-19 (commonly known as Coronavirus) is front and center in the minds of everyone across the world. In the United...
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With the situation on COVID-19 evolving almost hourly, employers and employees are closely monitoring the situation, especially in those states...
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Employers in California must, by law, reimburse their employees for business use of personal mobile phones. Under the Labor Code's...
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Many California citizens find work through temporary staffing agencies. They see their jobs as blessings because they provide quick income...
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California is one of the most regulated states in the country, creating a competitive disadvantage when it comes to agriculture....
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As the current workforce ages in place, issues of discriminatory actions increase exponentially. Age discrimination continues to plague many corporations....
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Protection Provided to Whistleblowers Whistleblowing has dominated the media in the recent past, demonstrating the gravity of such actions along...
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Every now and then, an employer will feel it necessary to check employee bags before staff can leave the facility....
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We often talk about how employees can spot discrimination and protect themselves or their coworkers. We talk about making a...
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In California, "on call" employees should be paid for the time they wait to learn if they are working or...
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The laws governing pregnancy-related discrimination are very complex and challenging. There are federal laws and state laws that provide specific...
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Many delivery drivers and truck drivers are not being paid fairly. Here in the state of California, labor laws are...
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The federal law requires that all employers provide reasonable rest and meal breaks. California has an even more refined definition...
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Vacation pay is a perk many companies use to attract good employees, but what happens when you haven't used all...
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Many businesses hire temporary employees during their busy season or to handle specific large projects that are too much for...
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Human trafficking news used to be all about human sex trafficking, but today we are learning that more and more...
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Millions of Americans live with a disability every day and figure out how to make their lives work around the...
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Most of us have to drive to get to work, but some types of employment require driving in order to...
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Employers love this one: Get a batch of new hires who haven't received their first paycheck yet. Tell them their...
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There is a fine line between uniforms and dress codes, one that is vital for employee rights according to California...
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An increasing number of retail employers in California have begun enforcing employee bag checks when employees leave for the day...
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As of January 1, 2020, California has enacted a very important new regulation for hospitality employers and staff: Mandatory training...
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Your paycheck is the single most important thing about working for your employer. After all, if you didn't get paid...
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Bringing a new life into the world is a beautiful event of which you should be proud. Unfortunately, some California...
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In many cases, more than one person may suffer from the same set of circumstances. Even so, the cost of...
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Sex trafficking is alive and well. This isn't a shocking statement. Even in America, we accept that such industries exist...
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What is investment fraud? If someone is seeking a high rate of return for an investment, he or she would...
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Getting fired is no one's idea of a walk in the park. It's an unpleasant feeling no matter what the...
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[Continued from Part 1] Carmen in Nursing Carmen works as a nurse in an urban emergency clinic. She often works...
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In California, workers are entitled to pay any time the job makes demands of their time. One of the most...
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People with virtually every kind of encumberment are likely to find themselves as a victim of some kind of discrimination....
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The role of being a caregiver for someone who needs intensive assistance is a deeply demanding role that can cut...
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Workplace harassment comes in many forms. Some employers hurl insults, some deny promotions, some scream at their teams at every...
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Dress code at work has always been a sticky subject in terms of employee rights. Some employers charge for uniforms,...
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Headscarves are an essential part of female dress for several religions and cultures. Whether you are a devout follower of...
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[Continued from Part 1] Welcome back to the second half of our two-part article. Last time, we talked about how...
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For many employers, overtime is their worst nightmare. Not only does it mean that work stacked up enough that employees...
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Family responsibilities discrimination, also known as FRD, is when an employee is discriminated against because they have to care for...
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With promises of a better life, legal immigration and better pay, unsuspecting impoverished people, as well as those suffering psychological,...
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Congratulations on your pregnancy. Your employer cannot fire you if you are pregnant under the California Family Rights Act and...
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In the United States, a system of civil law defending the rights of workers has evolved over the last half...
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Whistleblowing: Are you Protected? A whistleblower is defined as someone who reports workplace misconduct. This means that they are telling...
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In some ways, a class-action lawsuit is simple. It's when one or a few people bring a lawsuit against some...
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Working moms are less likely to be hired and are almost one hundred percent less likely to be promoted. This...
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One of the most horrifying experiences in a professionals' life is the realization that your employer is breaking the law....
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Getting fired is a crummy situation for anyone. It's a hit to your self-esteem, not to mention your income and...
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From men to women and from boys to girls, human labor trafficking -- or modern day slavery -- occurs when...
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Employers do everything they can to ensure that the employees they hire are reliable non-criminals. They have a vested interest...
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(Read Part 1 here) Welcome back to the second half of our two-part article on marital status discrimination in the...
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Not all types of discrimination are obvious. These days, we're pretty vigilant for signs of discrimination based on race, ethnicity,...
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Age discrimination is an insidious part of the modern business culture. Which is why we have had to make laws...
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If you believe that you were fired from your job and you shouldn't have, you may have a wrongful termination...
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Most of us think of employment as a thing that happens at a place of business. You show up at...
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Whether you have lost your job or you are just looking for a new job, the search can be overwhelming....
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It can be hard to move on when you get fired. Not only can it hurt your feelings, but it...
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It should come as no surprise that employers are constantly looking for ways to cut corners. Especially when it comes...
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[Continued from Part 1] Welcome back to the second half of our two-part article on how employers have misused the...
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Most people (including employers) only know two things about "exempt" employees. First, that they are salaried instead of hourly. And...
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Sexual harassment is a serious offense, especially in the workplace. Though many believe that telling offensive jokes may be alright,...
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Every workplace handles employee rights differently. Some are activists who make sure every employee has what they need. Some are...
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If you have a slave working for you, you can really lower your labor costs. According to the"Verite-Humanity United Fair...
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Should employees have to pay for their uniforms? This is a debate that has been going on for more than...
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Sexual harassment can be a big problem. It can make women (and men) uncomfortable at work. In fact, there are...
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Investing your money is one of those smart money moves that everyone praises. However, it doesn't always pay off. This...
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The Grey Ceiling Many companies have an informal policy of dismissing employees when they reach a certain age because they...
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In the modern workplace, most female professionals are not braced for sexist discrimination. We all learn from a young age...
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Discrimination in the workplace should not be tolerated. People can be discriminated against due to their sex, race, age, and...
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Discrimination comes in many forms. It also affects many different people. While most people think that people are discriminated against...
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[Continued from Part 1] Welcome back to the second half of our two-part article on how start a class action...
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There is no legal minimum to the number of people who can form a class-action suit against their employer or...
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Many people find that temporary jobs can be a great opportunity. They can be a way for unemployed people to...
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Temporary jobs can be a great opportunity for many people. If you are unemployed and need a great way to...
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A general principle of the work world is that you should be paid fairly. That means that you are compensated...
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The physical and emotional despair that drives people to immigrate into the United States illegally creates an environment of vulnerability and...
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Immigrants from nations like Guatemala, Mexico, and China often head to America in hopes of securing gainful employment and becoming...
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Every American worker is entitled to Amendment 5 of the U.S. Constitution. “…No person shall be…deprived of life, liberty, or property.” It...
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As a study reported on by the San Francisco Chronicle reported, people over 40 can find rampant age discrimination in the workplace....
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Usually, when consumers think of securities fraud, they imagine someone that provides misleading information about a company and the valuation...
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Temporary work has many benefits. It lets you sample different industries, pads your CV, and keeps money coming in when...
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Welcome back to the second half of our two-part article on all the rules written by the FDCPA to stop...
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Debts happen to everyone. Houses, cars, school, large financial decisions and family disasters that must be paid for all create...
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The word "Labor" can mean a whole range of different things. Often when people who are under great economic pressure...
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Being a woman in a mainly male-dominated career has some problems. Often, you feel like you have to work twice...
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Here in California, the laws about rest and meal breaks are undeniably clear. For every eight hours of work, an...
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Every employee in America and in most first world countries has the right to a hostility-free work environment. Even and...
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Relationships in the workplace are on the rise. Recent research from the Discovery Health Channel suggests that nearly half of...
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Over the course of a long and interesting career, most people will have a wide variety of bosses and employers....
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Businesses have always done whatever they can to improve efficiency, performance, and bring down overhead. While these goals like perfectly...
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People who get bilked by investor fraud have certain common characteristics, according to recent studies. The American Association of Retired...
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A number of major department stores have been advertising sale prices that aren't really sale prices, so called "false reference...
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Labor trafficking is a form of human trafficking that exploits people into bonded labor, forced labor, or child labor. When...
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The Termination and Charges. In January, 2013, Bank of America terminated Salma Aghmane, a vice president, claiming it had "conclusive"...
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If you think about sexual harassment in the workplace, you are probably picturing a woman. You might be thinking about...
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Workplace discrimination comes in many shapes and sizes. It can be angry and prejudicial or friendly and well-meaning. It can...
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If you are working in a company you can be considered an independent contractor or an employee. Often an observer...
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The answer is: It depends. Although it might seem unpleasant to be stuck on call, your employer may not need...
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If you were asked to name a few chains, restaurants, or business that required their employees to wear uniforms, chances...
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There has been a lot of talk of late about sexual harassment - but there tends to be an assumption...
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It may start out as a tease or a joke, but someday you come to realize that this seriously jeopardizing...
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Whistleblowers are often the heroes who save companies from themselves. A whistleblower is someone who provides information to law enforcement...
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An "exempt employee" is one who does not have to be paid overtime. Federal law is quite clear on this...
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You have been injured by a product and you want the company to make amends. If you are one of...
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What are Your Rights When You Are an Employee? In the days of Charles Dickens, employees had to rely on...
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Harvesting iceberg lettuce or picking grapes from the vine are typical farm jobs in California, but these jobs do not...
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The rules established in the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) are well-known. An employer must establish a workweek and must...
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California farm workers stand to lose $180 (15 hours) weekly income under 2017 legislation introduced by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San...
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Labor trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery. People are brought into the United States with the promise of employment....
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Many companies tend to want to hire younger workers whom they can train and groom in their own way. That...
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One of the most misunderstood parts of the workplace is the classification of an employee's uniform, as the variance from...
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Plenty of jobs require you to buy things, and companies will often make you pay for things that the company...
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The Federal Trade Commission recently announced that it is looking into allegations that Amazon.com posted false sales prices as part...
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Employees in the United States have federally and state-mandated rights that work to ensure safe working conditions and equal treatment...
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We’ve all heard of sex trafficking, but labor trafficking? What is that, and how are people trapped and abused after...
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If you have lost your job or experienced significantly reduced hours as part of a mass lay-off or plant closing...
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It seems like department stores will do anything to get more purchases, but recently several California stores have taken the...
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Many businesses require employees to wear uniforms on the job. This can include everything from simple shirt-and-pants combos to a...
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In 2015, Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 1513, and it went into effect on January 1, 2016. And wow, were...
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Often times when you land a job, you are just happy to be hired and not so much concerned with...
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It seems like today's media climate, whether one is a Democrat, Independent, or Republican, is reflecting some out-dated viewpoints that...
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Although there are labor laws in California designed to shield workers from unfair conditions, misclassification of work status remains a...
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When you believe you’re being cheated of benefits at work, such as not being paid properly or being denied pay...
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Lying about services or products to scam money off of people is as old as the hills. It cheats people...
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The rise of technology that makes it easier for scammers to reach people and more people making financial decisions on...
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Sexual harassment is rampant in many workplace environments--even environments that should be considered "safe." You should never have to be...
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On-call pay can be a mystery for employees. Do you have the right to get paid for your on-call time...
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When you invest your money, you are taking a great deal on trust. One of the biggest things you have...
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H1-B Visa Workers are permitted temporarily into the United States to work on jobs where Americans are not available. Loopholes...
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If you’re like most employees, your job probably isn’t easy. But when you think you’re being cheated on your wages,...
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Whistleblowers can play a huge role in protecting a society as they’re the ones who report specific wrongdoings of an...
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If you have been in the working world any length of time, there is no doubt you have heard the...
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Human trafficking is a problem in other countries and not in the United States. Right? Wrong. In fact, you could...
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If you own stocks, it's critical that you know what's involved in securities fraud. Also known as investment fraud or...
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Because making ends meet is challenging for many older Americans today, it’s becoming more and more common for older workers...
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Many American jobs are taken by workers from offshore who have H-1B visas. In 2016, the Disney Corporation laid off...
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According (EEOC), Sexual harassment at work is defined as "Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or...
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Often, when listening to the radio or television, you hear announcements about hazardous products that have caused harm to a...
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For Abercrombie & Fitch, 2003 was not a great year. The international retail giant had some very definite ideas about...
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The Tech Industry has a reputation for not treating women as equals and peers who bring as much to the...
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For businesses in California and throughout the nation, temporary workers translate into cost savings. For one thing, those businesses don’t...
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Investor fraud can come in a wide variety of forms, but the central theme is basically the same: you entrust...
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If you’ve been wrongfully terminated, or you feel you’re the victim of workplace discrimination, harassment, unsafe working conditions, or wage and...
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The best part of job hunting is, without a doubt, receiving a job offer and no longer having to keep...
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Consumer fraud refers to a wide range of crimes that revolve around purchases, where people pay money for things they don't...
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If you are paid in commission, you may be entitled to unpaid wages for rest breaks. Even if your employer...
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If you are discriminated against in your workplace, then you have an unenviable choice: Do you act to eliminate the employment or the...
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The United States retail industry is a massive one responsible for close to $5 trillion in sales and employs over 15 million...
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California labor laws regarding overtime pay and breaks for rest and meals are clear and unambiguous. That fact hasn’t dissuaded...
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In terms of the workplace, "whistleblowing" is when you notify an outside agency or party that your employer is violating...
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According to the Department of Labor Statistics, about 60,000 Americans are fired each year in the private sector. If you’re...
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Both federal and California laws specifically prohibit discrimination and harassment in the workplace. For example, under California law, employers cannot...
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If you're over the age of 21 and a California resident, it's now legal for you to possess and use...
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The laws which govern employment in California are complex and constantly changing, a fact that represents a significant challenge for...
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Hard work can feel good, but not when you are not rightfully compensated. California state law protects workers by regulating...
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Our resident Rock Star Runner Hallie made the news. Attorney Hallie Von Rock of Aiman-Smith & Marcy participated in the...
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There will be several new California employment laws in 2017. Changes in employment law are, for the most part, intended...
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If you work in retail, there are several ways that you may not be getting fully compensated, and your retail...
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It’s been widely reported that Wells Fargo engaged in a scam where upper management instructed lower-level employees to open fake...
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In the last post and video I talked about how whistleblowers are protected from termination for their whistleblowing. This time,...
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[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4bHapsnRfg[/embed] There are two types of whistleblowing case and I’m going to talk about them in two separate posts. First,...
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[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mFkIJT8KuU[/embed] Many companies employ temporary workers today, who are provided by staffing agencies and consider these workers as independent contractors....
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One of the most exciting experiences I have as an employment lawyer is meeting a prospective new client, hearing their...
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A California judge granted preliminary approval to CVS’s $12.75 million settlement for claims owing roughly 78,000 workers unpaid wages during...
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On August 29, a California Court of Appeals, in Castro-Ramirez v. Dependable Highway Express, Inc., recognized a cause of action...
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The California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) both mandate that employers make...
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Aiman-Smith & Marcy is a high-performance, boutique law firm committed to eradicating unethical business practices that large corporations too often...
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Transgender discrimination in the workplace has recently made national headlines. This is no new issue for California though. Prohibition of...
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In the employment law wage and hour niche, there are few actions more risky than the tip credit system. If...
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Earlier this month, a complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against Cisco...
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There are various reasons why being an employee or an independent contractor can be beneficial to both parties involved. There...
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In April, Governor Jerry Brown signed SB3 into law. The new law increases California’s minimum wage each year until it...
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California’s new sick leave law took full effect on July 1, 2015. The new law requires that most employees be...
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Being terminated from a job can be devastating. You may have even spoke with people who told you they were...
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Wage and hour claims in California have been increasing in recent years due to changing employment laws and employee awareness....
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On July 15, 2015, Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 202 into law. The Bill requires professional sports teams to...
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Senate Bill 359, proposed by California State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, was signed into law in August 17, 2015 by Governor...
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Governor, Jerry Brown, signed the California Fair Pay Act (SB 358) on October 6, 2015. The new law took effect...
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On October 11, 2015, Governor Jerry Brown approved Senate Bill 588, the Fair Day's Pay Act and filed it with...
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More than 1,000 cell site workers acquire class action certification for alleged unpaid wages, including missed meal and rest break...
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A class action lawsuit was filed on September 16, 2013, on behalf of all non-exempt employees who worked at Abercrombie...
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A judge classified the Abercrombie and Fitch lawsuit as a class. Call us at (510) 488-2566 for a free consultation and...
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Roughly 62,000 past and present employees are suing Abercrombie & Fitch in a class action lawsuit. The suit is claiming...
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Bryn bought a Healthmaster Blender several years ago. He also bought the extended warranty that covered the product for an...
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Our California Class Action Lawyers have a wide range of experience and unique approach when it comes to consumer protection...
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eBay has agreed to settle a lawsuit for $6.4 million while still not admitting fault. The class action that it...
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In 2012, eleven workers had filed a class action claim against Nestle Dreyer’s Ice Cream Company, maintaining it fell short...
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University of California regents consented to compensate $10 million to the ex-chairman of UCLA’s orthopedic surgery department, who had claimed...
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On May 13, 2013 a federal jury came back with a guilty verdict against a California man for devising an...
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On August 12, 2014, nonentity rocket maker and sweetheart of the profitable space industry SpaceX was confronting another lawsuit over...
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On July 26, 2014, a California state court had allowed the class documentation to about 21,000 Apple workers presently and...
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On June 18, 2014 in California, trained caregivers filed a class action claim on behalf of many employees all over...
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On April 12, 2012, The California Supreme Court decided that employers were not required to make certain employees take lawfully...
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On September 17, 2014, billionaire and FilmOn founder Alki David achieved legal triumph when he persuaded a California federal judge...
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In May 2013, a federal California appeals court had re-established a false-advertising claim filed on Kohl’s Corporation. The action once...
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On April 16, 2014, the Justice Department stated that it had taken part in a settlement contract that, if the...
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Aiman-Smith & Marcy is sponsoring Hallie Von Rock to represent us in the Boston Marathon on April 20, 2015. Hallie...
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On February 27, 2014, in what a lawyer stated was the biggest reward of its type in Los Angeles legal...
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On December 16, 2013, a forty-four-year-old ex-PG&E power line worker was given over $1 million in a civil claim subsequent...
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Securities are any investment form, such as stocks, bonds, or mutual funds. A stock, for example, represents a piece of...
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California’s state hospital system and three of its workers must forfeit a joint $1 million reward to a state hospital...
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On September 17, 2012, a California hospital had consented to forfeit a $975,000 payment in harassment and discrimination case that...
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On July 23, 2014, Gucci had been hit with a class action claim, which asserted that the Italian design house...
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On May 15, 2013, a federal judge had again instructed Wells Fargo & Co. to forfeit $203 million to resolve...
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Aiman-Smith & Marcy, an Oakland class action law firm, has filed a class action lawsuit in Alameda County against UBER...
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Just when one might have thought California employment law couldn't get any stickier for employers, in January 2014 the...
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Finally, there’s a breath of common sense in an NLRB Facebook decision. The board this week upheld the dismissal of a...
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Hagens Berman, a consumer rights law firm, has filed a class-action lawsuit against Google, claiming "the search engine giant illegally monopolized, and...
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Shapewear doesn't always live up to its promises, according to a pair of unsatisfied customers. Massacusetts residents Annique Bellot and...
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California law places limits on forced overtime for workers. Outside of safety standards, there is no legal labor requirement to...
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The Federal Fair labor Standards Act sets standards for basic minimum wage and overtime pay and regulates practices of most public and...
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