In California we frequently hear stories about employees who have filed lawsuits against their employers for alleged legal violations, from sexual harassment to unpaid overtime. Most of my clients know someone who made claims against their employer at some point in...
Here Are 10 Common Wage and Hour Violations Companies in California are required to comply with a wide range of employment laws that are set out in the California Labor Code, California Wage Orders and in important appellate court decisions. 1. Were you misclassified...
How are lawsuits filed, prosecuted and resolved? When a person has a claim for damages, they have the legal right to file a lawsuit in court against the person or the company that caused the damage. This applies to the victim in an auto accident and it applies...
When an employer is sued for employment-related discrimination in California, a number of steps need to be taken quickly. Steps must be taken to protect evidence relating to the alleged discrimination. The company also must prepare quickly to understand and respond...
There is no shortage of labor and employment lawyers in the San Francisco Bay Area. A Yelp search for “employment lawyer” “near San Francisco” generates a list of 380 law firms! Some of those firms focus entirely on employment law, while other firms’ practices are...