The benefits one receives as an employee are a significant part of overall job satisfaction, work-life balance, and financial stability. Many employers offer comprehensive benefits packages that often include benefits they are legally required to offer employees and benefits they can offer at their discretion.…
One of the most exciting times for any family is welcoming a new addition. Unfortunately, it can also be filled with significant concerns for many employees in the workplace. The California Pregnancy Disability Leave law plays a vital role in addressing these concerns for pregnancy…
The California Fair Employment and Housing Act is one of the country’s strongest state anti-discrimination laws. The Fair Employment and Housing Act has expanded significantly since it was enacted in 1959 ensuring fair treatment for all California residents. All employees, and potential employees, should be…
Most employment relationships in the state of California are governed by the default rule of at-will employment. California at-will employment law allows an employer or employee to terminate a working relationship whenever they wish for nearly any reason including no reason at all. All employees,…
Interviewing for a job can be a stressful experience. Once you actually get the job, working in certain places can be just as stressful, if not more so. If you are dealing with a disability, the entire experience can be hard to deal with, especially…
California’s dynamic, fast-paced, and competitive labor market is unfortunately no stranger to the trend of businesses classifying their workers as independent contractors rather than employees. While gig workers, like app-based drivers, are the most ubiquitous modern example of this, the trend towards using contract labor…
In California, the enforcement of important anti-discrimination laws in the workplace is handled by two key agencies: the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH). While both of these agencies aim to protect the rights of employees and…
Thanks to state law, the majority of Californian workers, both full- and part-time, will earn paid sick leave (often shortened to PSL in employment law and human resources circles). This is a special type of paid leave that employees can use to either care for…
Work is an important part of your life because it allows you to support yourself and your loved ones. There are times, however, when you may need to be away from work. In these circumstances, it is important to understand your employer’s time-off policies. Some…
Whether you enjoy your job or simply tolerate it for the paycheck, you likely rely on the income it provides to support your family. When something threatens this income, it can put you and your family in a place of financial vulnerability, and because of…
Most employees in California operate under standard 8- to 10-hour shifts. There are many employees, however, who work odd hours. They cannot rely on arriving and leaving work at the same time each day. For example, on-call workers may have a lot of work one…
As soon as California passed the landmark law known as AB 5, people were discussing changes. The goal of AB 5, according to its supporters, was to crack down on misclassification by instituting a much stricter definition of what it means to be an independent…