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Sexual harassment in the workplace can affect employees emotionally, professionally and even financially. Many workers are unsure about what behavior qualifies as harassment or what steps they should take when uncomfortable situations arise at work. Understanding...
Everyone has experienced a bad day at work. A difficult manager, a rude colleague, a comment that landed wrong. Those experiences are unpleasant, but they do not automatically create legal liability. The phrase hostile work environment gets used constantly in...
Employees who work in California have a lot of protective laws that aren’t present in other states. Some of these apply to their paychecks, including an employee’s final check. Regardless of what else is going on, employees have the right to get the pay they’re due. ...
Employers in California are often held to higher standards than organizations in other states. California state requirements are stricter than federal statutes in many areas of employment law. In addition to unique wage regulations, there are also expanded rules...
Wage theft happens in many different ways. It is important for both employers and employees to be aware of it. Employees may not be getting paid as much as they should, and this could sometimes come from accidental oversight that employers can take steps to rectify....
Workplace romances are fairly common in the United States. In one study, roughly one out of every three employees said that they were currently in a relationship or had previously dated a coworker. In some cases, this is even how people meet their future spouse....
The California Family Rights Act (CFRA) is a state statute that reinforces and expands upon the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Under the CFRA, employees can potentially take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave if they meet certain requirements imposed by the...
Not all states mandate meal breaks, but if a jurisdiction does, employers must comply—no exceptions exist for busy days or understaffing. Before assuming that interrupted lunch or skipped rest intervals are standard workplace practices, understanding the specific...
You have probably heard people talk about giving two weeks’ notice when quitting a job. In the past, you may have done the same thing. If you were on good terms with your employer, you may have wanted to give advance notice so they could hire a replacement or take...
In some cases, employees face pregnancy discrimination after they become pregnant. Someone may be nervous to tell their boss that they are pregnant, worrying that they will be terminated and replaced with another employee so that the company does not have to pay them...