Not every job is wonderful, and not every career path is right for everyone. There are many reasons that a Los Angeles resident may dislike the work that they do. While many of those reasons relate to the responsibilities and the tasks the individual is asked to...
Redondo Beach California Employment Law Blog
ABC test for determining employee vs. independent contractor
There are many owners of businesses and companies in California. However, there are many, many more people who work for these businesses. People who work for other people are generally either employees or independent contractors. These people may work side by side...
When harassment goes unrecognized
Workplace harassment is a far more common occurrence than most of us think. Many times, it falls under the category of “just the way things are.” We fail to realize that there are some things we should not, and legally are not, expected to accept. While sexual...
What rights do employees have against discrimination?
Discrimination has no place in a California workplace. State law prohibits many forms of employment discrimination and helps protect workers. Importantly, there are legal remedies for a worker who faces this conduct. Laws against discrimination California outlaws...
Why you should not date your boss
Office romances are often the subject of movies and TV shows, and for good reason: They do happen in real life. Much like high school or college students tend to date other people from their schools, single workers may wind up dating each other just because they spend...
Quitting your job to go out with your boss
Some companies have policies against office romances, especially between an employee and their boss. Even so, since people spend so much time together at work, these romances are common.In one case, a worker said that they wanted to date their boss, but she told them...
Harvey Weinstein maintains innocence after conviction
Nothing really defines the "me too" era like the case against film producer Harvey Weinstein. He was accused of sexual harassment and assault by multiple women, and his case proceeded largely in the public eye.Weinstein faced five different counts, and he was...
Bullying doesn’t stop after high school
When you think of bullying, the cliche is an older high school student bullying a younger one. And that definitely happens all over the United States, despite the onset of rules and even laws to prevent it.But do not assume that it ends there. Workplaces have bullies,...
Defining at-will employment
At-will employment means that you can get fired for any non-illegal reason. In short, it means either side -- you or your employer -- can likely end the relationship at any time.This is different than having a contract that you work under. The contract may state the...
Gender equality still has a ways to go
When it comes to gender equality in the workplace, America has come a long way over the decades. Women work far more often now than they did before, with many households having two employed parents. They have opportunities that they never had in the past and...
