When Retaliatory Workers Comp Harassment is Legally Disability Discrimination
Every employee in America and in most first world countries has the right to a hostility-free work environment. Even and especially if you get injured on the job. Companies have had a bad history of harassing injured workers for either getting injured, filing a workers compensation claim, or both. Worse, because they often force employees […]
Can You Be Legally Fired for Dating a Coworker?
Relationships in the workplace are on the rise. Recent research from the Discovery Health Channel suggests that nearly half of modern professionals now meet their future spouses at work and over 80% of professionals below the age of 30 were found to have no problem with the idea of dating their coworkers. This makes perfect […]
Have Your Employee Rights Been Violated? Part 2: Fair Work and HR Violations
Over the course of a long and interesting career, most people will have a wide variety of bosses and employers. Some are incredibly hands-off and prefer for teams to handle everything independently while others micro-manage compulsively. Some employers let their staff decorate their desks up to the point of actually bedazzling them while others are […]
Have Your Employee Rights Been Violated? – Part 1: Workplace Discrimination
Businesses have always done whatever they can to improve efficiency, performance, and bring down overhead. While these goals like perfectly normal and acceptable business practices, it also linked directly to a long history of taking advantage of and even abusing employees in order to achieve these goals. We’re not saying that every employer is a […]
Don’t Allow Unfair Labor Practices Hurt You Just Because You’re in America Illegally
Labor trafficking is a form of human trafficking that exploits people into bonded labor, forced labor, or child labor. When people from other countries want to come to America with a promise of a better life, they sometimes enter an agreement with people to bring them into America illegally. This illegal status automatically puts these […]
Employment Classification and Your Rights If You Are Terminated
If you are working in a company you can be considered an independent contractor or an employee. Often an observer can’t tell the difference between the two categories. Employees and contractors can be working side by side doing the same work. You can’t even always tell by job title. Job titles are often changed around […]
Can Your Employer Keep You On-Call Without Pay?
The answer is: It depends. Although it might seem unpleasant to be stuck on call, your employer may not need to compensate you.’ Part of the distinction is the rather unclear “Waiting to be engaged” versus “Engaged to wait” terminology. To put it in simple terms, you are entitled to compensation if any of the […]
The Question of Uniforms in the Workplace and Reimbursement Policies in CA
If you were asked to name a few chains, restaurants, or business that required their employees to wear uniforms, chances are several brands would come to mind. In various sectors, whether it be the hospitality industry or fast food chains, employees’ outfits identify them to clientele in need of assistance and serve advertising purposes. For […]
What Are Your Rights When You Are an Employee
What are Your Rights When You Are an Employee? In the days of Charles Dickens, employees had to rely on the generosity of their employers for any benefits and advantages. During the industrial revolution period, employment was regarded as one step removed from slavery. The Evolution of Employee Rights under Law: The development of employee […]
Legislation, Labor and Lettuce: How California’s Overtime Laws Are Affecting Growers and Farmworkers
Harvesting iceberg lettuce or picking grapes from the vine are typical farm jobs in California, but these jobs do not share many parallels with the average American’s desk job. This is why agricultural jobs historically have had their own set of labor laws. The minimum wage, overtime regulations, and minimum age to work laws are […]
