7 Examples of How Your Retail Store Employer Is Taking Advantage Of You
If you work in retail, there are several ways that you may not be getting fully compensated, and your retail store employer is taking advantage of you. For example, if your employer requires you to purchase clothing from its store or to wear clothing of a specific color or design (such as wearing all black), […]
Wells Fargo Scam Investigation
It’s been widely reported that Wells Fargo engaged in a scam where upper management instructed lower-level employees to open fake customer accounts – credit card accounts and extra unneeded bank accounts. We believe that many, if not most, of the employees who suffered through this experience have a legitimate case against Wells Fargo.
Whistleblowing and Public Policy Part 2
In the last post and video I talked about how whistleblowers are protected from termination for their whistleblowing. This time, I’m going to talk about a second type of whistleblowing case: the situation where you learn that someone – often it is a current or former employer, but it doesn’t have to be – is […]
Whistleblowing and Public Policy Part 1
There are two types of whistleblowing case and I’m going to talk about them in two separate posts. First, there is the type of case where your whistleblowing or the employer’s violation of law, forms the basis of your wrongful termination case. For example, an employer might condition employment on your performing an illegal act, […]
Misclassified As A Temporary Worker?
Many companies employ temporary workers today, who are provided by staffing agencies and consider these workers as independent contractors. Many employed in this capacity may be owed back wages and penalties if they were misclassified as a temporary worker and not provided legally compliant meal and rest breaks, paid overtime or reimbursed for necessary business expenses […]
What To Do, And Not To Do, When You’re Getting Fired
One of the most exciting experiences I have as an employment lawyer is meeting a prospective new client, hearing their story, and starting to formulate in my own mind the many ways I’m gonna make that rotten company pay for what they did. As the story unfolds, I start to see a great case for […]
Preliminary Approval Granted For CVS’s 620.86 PHP Million Unpaid Wages Settlement
A California judge granted preliminary approval to CVS’s $12.75 million settlement for claims owing roughly 78,000 workers unpaid wages during off-the-clock bag checks. In June of 2013, the plaintiff’s causes of action for failure to pay wages, failure to provide accurate itemized statements of hours worked, unfair competition, and recovery of civil penalties under the […]
Associational Disability Discrimination In The Workplace
On August 29, a California Court of Appeals, in Castro-Ramirez v. Dependable Highway Express, Inc., recognized a cause of action for associational disability discrimination in the workplace. Castro-Ramirez’s son requires daily dialysis and the evidence showed that the plaintiff was the only family member trained to administer the dialysis. The plaintiff was scheduled to work […]
Employers’ Obligation To Provide Reasonable Accommodations In The Workplace In California
The California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) both mandate that employers make necessary and reasonable accommodations for qualified persons with disabilities, provided that the necessary accommodations don’t place an undue hardship on the employer. A reasonable accommodation, by definition, is any adjustment or modification to a job, […]
Transgender Discrimination In The Workplace In California
Transgender discrimination in the workplace has recently made national headlines. This is no new issue for California though. Prohibition of discrimination related to gender expression and gender identity has long been the goal of the golden state. The Department of Fair Employment and Housing has issued a new brochure entitled “Transgender Rights in the Workplace.”
