Workplace discrimination is psychologically distressing, and it can interfere with your job performance. In California, where the law strongly protects employees from unfair treatment, knowing how to document your experience is crucial. Proper documentation can help...
Month: May 2024
Taking action when employers fail to pay workers in a timely manner
There are dozens of laws protecting the rate wage rights of workers in California. Federal laws established key baselines for fair pay, and California expanded on many of those rules. Workers have a right to fair wages, and they also have a right to expect that their...
How is quid pro quo harassment different?
Numerous types of sexual harassment can take place. Often, it’s just one person exhibiting power over another. For example, a coworker could make disparaging remarks about someone’s gender or a supervisor could repeatedly pester someone about their looks or ask them...
What is the “right to disconnect” bill in the state legislature?
As work life and home life become increasingly intertwined for many Americans, it can be the norm for a manager to contact an employee at all hours of the day or night and throughout the weekend. People work on different schedules, and sometimes they forget that not...