Employee Rights

California is well-known for having strong protections for employees who have suffered retaliation at work.

If you are the victim of a hostile work environment at work, you may be wondering how you can prove that you’re suffering a hostile work environment that meets the standard for legally actionable harassment claim.

The final blog in our 3-part series about the California Equal Pay Act and Fair Pay Act.

Know Your Rights Equal Pay Act Part 1 We are launching a series to address a question many people have about what it means for there to be unequal pay at work, and what laws address the problem. Our focus is on the California Equal Pay Act and the protections that employees in California have.

Bring on 2022! New Employee Protections in Employment Contracts in the Silenced No More Act Happy New Year! In California, a new year often brings new laws protecting employees. Let’s dive into one that applies to our clients dealing with NDAs and employment contracts: The Silenced No More Act. As of 2 years ago, California

We’re Still in the COVID-19 World: Do I Have the Right to Paid Leave If I’m Affected? 2022 is almost upon us. We are almost 2 years into the COVID-19 pandemic and smack in the middle of cold and flu season. Earlier in the pandemic, federal and California laws provided emergency paid sick leave that

Bernstein is Not the Big Win Employers Think it is On February 23, 2021, the Ninth Circuit held in Bernstein v. Virgin America, Inc. (Case No. 19-15382) that employers are not subject to heightened penalties for subsequent violations of the Labor Code until they have been “notified” of the violation. The decision goes on to

Employers often offer severance payments to employees who are terminated or laid off. Usually, that payment depends on the employees signing lengthy severance agreements with complicated terms and conditions. You may feel time pressure to sign the agreement right away. But beware the fine print and strings attached – for example, employees are often required

Do I Have the Right to Paid Leave If I’m Affected by the New Coronavirus? The State of California and many municipalities in California mandate paid sick leave – and these laws permit paid time off for an employee (or relative) who is ill with COVID-19. Generally, the covered family members for whom an employee

Know Your Rights: California and Municipal Paid Sick Leave Laws California State Level Paid Sick Leave Under California paid sick leave law, the “Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014” (Cal. Lab. Code §§ 245–249.5) requires employers of every size to provide paid sick leave to employees who work in California for 30 or more