The state of California has laws and guidelines regarding the language employers can include in employment contracts. Specifically, the guidelines do not let employers hide behind onboarding agreements, severance agreements and settlement agreements when acts of...
Your boss is making sexual advances toward you at work, and you do not like it. You ask your boss to stop, but your pleas are ignored, and the advances continue. Your boss may even make promises to advance your career if you consent to the advances or threaten to fire...
Sometimes raising a concern about your workplace or coworkers is essential to maintaining a safe environment. While some companies welcome feedback and ways to support their workers, other employers may be frustrated or feel that investigating the issue is a waste of...
Losing your job can derail your entire life. When your job loss is the result of a wrongful termination, the short- and long-term effects on nearly all aspects of you and your family’s life can be even worse. California is an at-will employment state, which means that...
Holding down a job when you’re disabled can be challenging, to say the least. Even though you have the skills necessary to complete the job, you might come face to face with everyday obstacles that prevent you from optimal performance. You certainly don’t want those...
You deserve to be safe in your place of work. While this certainly includes your physical safety, it also includes protection from discrimination and harassment. Yet, egregious workplace behavior like sexual harassment occurs all the time, which may leave you feeling...
Working while you’re pregnant can be difficult. You may not be feeling well on many of the days that you’re at work, and your energy levels might be significantly decreased. Or you may be struggling to find a job or obtain a promotion. As difficult as that may be,...
Employers in California need to make all of their employment decisions based on the work performance and qualifications of their employees. They cannot base their decisions on the qualifications of the employees that they cannot control. These include decisions made...
In Santa Barbara and throughout California, workers should understand how the law protects them from employer wrongdoing. This is often viewed in the context of people who are not hired, promoted or lose a job entirely because of illegal discrimination. Now, however,...
In California and across the nation, people choosing to work for the long-term is undoubtedly a positive. Still, in a culture where youth is celebrated, societal beliefs could impact the workplace and lead to a negative viewpoint of older people. This view might be...