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Employees offered a severance package from their employer normally have the same reaction: the severance payment offered is not enough to realistically transition the terminated employee to comparable subsequent employment. The result? The very first question most...
If you’re searching for a real-world disability discrimination case study, look no further than Head v. Costco Wholesale Corp. One former Costco employee was denied medical leave after exhausting his FMLA and CFRA time while caring for his wife with cancer and...
Some California employers think they’ve found a clever way to skip out on paying wages, overtime, and payroll taxes: they use what is known as "independent contractor misclassification" i.e. misclassify workers as independent contractors (ICs) instead of employees....
Most employees encounter the situation where the employer hasn’t paid all of the employee’s earned wages and the employee is left wondering how to demand unpaid wages. It might be unpaid overtime, a missing commission, an unexplained commission chargeback, or a bonus...
If your employer classifies you as an independent contractor, but you're doing the same work as the company’s employees, you're probably wondering: Am I really an independent contractor, or am I being misclassified? I'm Matt Ruggles, and I’ve spent more than 30 years...
If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance your employer owes you money and you need it now. Understanding the fastest ways to recover unpaid wages can make the difference between getting paid in days, months, or years and avoiding the costly mistakes that delay or...
Many California employees who believe they’re the victim of workplace harassment are surprised to learn that what they’re dealing with, while aggravating or even offensive, may not qualify as illegal harassment under California law. That’s because not all bad behavior...
Workplace discrimination law in California isn’t a popularity contest, and the United States Supreme Court just made that point loud and clear. In Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, a unanimous Court ruled that employees can’t be forced to meet a higher legal...
Workplace harassment in California’s entertainment industry is a real problem and it’s just as illegal as harassment in any other workplace. Whether you’re on a film set, in a recording studio, or working behind the scenes, the law is clear: the entertainment industry...
Recovering unpaid commissions is a legal right under California law, but most employees don’t know where to start. When employers refuse to pay commissions that have already been earned, it’s not a misunderstanding. It’s wage theft. Matt Ruggles, a California...
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