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Can My Employer Fire Me for Being Pregnant?
No, your employer can not fire you for being pregnant. Thankfully, California has robust legal protections for pregnant employees, including laws against terminating or discriminating against an employee because of their pregnancy condition, childbirth, or related medical conditions.
What is Quid Pro Quo Harassment?
Quid pro quo harassment is a serious issue that creates environments where power dynamics are manipulated to exploit employees. This type of harassment occurs when someone in a position of authority, such as a supervisor or manager, uses their position to make unwanted sexual advances for employment rewards or to avoid punishment.
The Legalities of Severance Pay: What Are Your Rights?
Encino Attorney Gives Legal Help on Severance Pay
Employees may often receive severance pay when they are let go by an employer. Although companies are not automatically required to provide severance pay by state and federal law in California, employers may decide to offer an employee severance pay pursuant to a severance agreement.
Can Social Media Activity Lead to Workplace Retaliation?
Encino Attorney Protects Employees Against Illegal Labor Practices
In the digital age, social media has become a major part of our lives. Due to the pervasive nature of social media, the distinction between personal and professional activities is often blurred.
California Laws Against Harassment at Work
California Constitution Article 1, Section 8
The California Constitution protects against harassment at work, by both public and private employers, on the basis of sex, race, creed, color, and national and ethnic origin.
Harassment – What Damages May an Employee Be Able to Recover?
An employee who is subjected to unlawful harassment is entitled to recover damages under California law. Damages can include economic damages, emotional distress damages, and in certain circumstances, punitive damages.
Independent Contractor or Employee?
Are You Really an Independent Contractor?
Employer’s regularly violate California law by categorizing individuals who work for them as independent contractors when in actuality, the individuals are employees. Such misclassification is a violation of the law and a misclassified individual can recover significant damages from his or her employer.
On-Duty Meal Periods – Are They Legal?
Generally, an employer cannot employ a non-exempt employee for a period of more than five hours without providing that employee an off-duty meal period of at least thirty minutes.
Vacation Pay — What To Know
Under California law, employees have no legal right to vacation pay. As such, employers do not have to provide their employees with any vacation pay.
While employers do not have to provide their employees with vacation pay, it is standard practice for employers to do so. Employers often grant employees vacation pay by way of the employer’s policies and practices, an employee’s employment contract, or a collective bargaining agreement.
Sexual Harassment – Hostile Work Environment Harassment
The California Supreme Court has defined “harassment” as “conduct outside the scope of necessary job performance, conduct presumably engaged in for personal gratification, because of meanness or bigotry, or for other personal motives.”