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If you are dealing with disability discrimination in California, you don’t just have to accept it. State law gives employees strong protections. A recent case, Bronshteyn v. Department of Consumer Affairs, shows how powerful those protections can be and why employees...
What if HR ignores your sexual harassment complaint in California? Sometimes employees take the right step and report harassment, only to have HR dismiss it. HR may downplay what happened. HR may suggest you’re exaggerating. Or HR may act like it’s not their...
Employees often ask me: “Can I sue my employer for unpaid wages while I’m still working there?” The short answer is yes, you can file an unpaid wages claim in California even if you’re still employed. But the smarter question is whether you should, and how to do it...
One of the most frustrating experiences an employee can face is making the effort to raise a workplace complaint only to have Human Resources go silent. When HR ignores your complaint in California, the silence creates fear and anxiety. You’ve mustered the courage to...
One of the most common questions I get from California employees is simple: does a verbal complaint at work count, or does it have to be in writing? Many employees feel stuck and are unsure whether speaking up is enough, or whether they need to formalize the complaint...
Every week, employees call my office convinced they are being harassed at work. Many of them are. But just as often, what they’re describing is general mistreatment, unfair treatment, or a toxic boss. In other words, behavior that feels awful but doesn’t always rise...
When employees ask me whether reporting sexual harassment will ruin their careers, I understand the hesitation. Sexual harassment isn’t rare, and it usually isn’t as obvious as an assault. More often, it’s subtle: the senior executive who can’t stop commenting on your...
The number one mistake California employees make with a severance agreement offer happens before the negotiation even starts: unsure how to proceed, the terminated employee waits too long, and then attempts to negotiate with the employer without a lawyer. That...
Working hard to close a sale only to have your employer refuse to pay your commission is one of the most devastating experiences a California employee can face. For many salespeople, commissions aren’t just extra money, they’re the paycheck. When those commissions go...
Free Rent as Wages Is Not Legal Pay: California Supreme Court Ruling Explained If you’ve been working where you live - managing apartments, handling maintenance, or repairing property - in exchange for housing, your employer may tell you that free rent is your pay....
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