Companies have obligations to the people that they employ, and their workers have legal obligations to the business. Both state law and employment contracts help to clarify the specific obligation the worker has to the business that employs them and vice versa. ...
Month: February 2022
California has first-of-its-kind law to protect warehouse workers
As we’ve discussed previously, Amazon has come under scrutiny and been the subject of lawsuits for the conditions in which its warehouse employees have been required to work. This includes the alleged inability in some cases to take restroom breaks due to unreasonable...
Changes to your time in and out at work could be wage theft
When you get to work every day, you may need to physically punch a paper if your employer still uses a physical time clock. You may need to input your personal employee information in a specialized computer terminal if they use a digital timekeeping system. You then...
Dress codes at work can be a subtle form of discrimination
Sometimes, workplace racial discrimination is obvious. A company refuses to hire people from certain backgrounds or only promotes people from one racial group. A review of their actions over the course of several months or years will reveal an obvious trend. However,...