A severance agreement is a contract between you and your employer that compensates you for certain limitations on your post-employment life. If you are a departing employee aged 40 or older, the severance agreement must contain specific content in order to be...
When you start a new job, your employer must retrieve a certain amount of personal information about you. As described by the IRS, new hires need to complete a W-4 form so employers know how much tax to withhold from their paychecks. To add you to a company's payroll,...
Federal and California statutes protect employees from harassment by their employers. Quid pro quo sexual harassment may be subtle. It is different from other forms of harassment and is often viewed as bribery or another action that may hide in a hostile work...
You want to do all you can to convince an employer that you are the right person for the job you are applying for. However, some employers do not consider candidates only on qualifications and act contrary to federal law by excluding applicants based on race, color,...
You have a right to a workplace that is free from harassment. This holds true regardless of whether you are a formal employee, an independent contractor or another type of worker. California’s sexual harassment laws include statutory protections for numerous types of...
When employers miscategorize you like a salaried worker instead of an hourly worker, you do not receive payment for overtime hours. This can have a significant impact on your income, but it can be difficult to determine whether your employer has classified you...
Mistreated workers may not know whether they have a harassment case. Gathering evidence protects their rights and helps them understand their situation. Chron explains how to prove workplace harassment. Employees deserve to know how to hold offenders responsible for...
The law protects your right to complain about workplace discrimination. If your employer fires you or takes any other adverse employment action against you or people close to you because of this, it is an act of retaliation, which is also against the law. According to...
California largely uses the ABC test to classify workers as employees or independent contractors under the state’s labor code, unemployment code and the Industrial Welfare Commission. However, certain situations exist in which the test does not apply. As a worker in...
You hear a lot about sexual harassment in the news these days, and it seems like the tide is shifting away from a society that accepts such behaviors as part of the status quo. However, many people are still unfortunate victims of harassment at their places of work....
