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So it’s a workers comp case wrongful term they want to add and misclassification but attorney. Is not consistent just need advice
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answered on Oct 29, 2024
Selecting an attorney is an important decision, as whomever you engage will hold your legal interests, either as a person or a business, in their hands. It is critical to hire an attorney who is not only competent and trustworthy, but also one who will listen to you to determine the best way of... View More 
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answered on Oct 12, 2024
The answer to that will turn on the terms of your employment agreement. If your agreement is expressly at-will or expressly terminable only for good cause, those terms will govern.
However, if your agreement is silent on whether your employment is at-will or terminable for cause only will... View More
My employer allows its employees to take their vacation before it is actually earned or accrued. Last month I took my three weeks vacation before I had actually earned all of it. I quit my job this month and my employer deducted all of the unearned vacation days that I had taken from my final... View More
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answered on Sep 1, 2024
The California Labor Commissioner's Office, also known as the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, has an excellent informational page on its website that answers most questions an employee may have regarding paid vacation benefits provided by their employer. Here is the link:... View More
small business in California, 1 employee total.
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answered on Aug 31, 2024
California’s wage-hour laws, including those regarding minimum wages and overtime pay, apply to all employers, regardless of size.
The general rule under the law is that every employee is presumptively entitled to the benefits of the minimum wage and overtime laws. The employer,... View More
After i filled the lawsuit the retaliation begin to happen from my boss then i reported it to HR and a few weeks later i was fired. The lawsuit was closed and the verdict was that i was permanently disabled i had requested to be on leave and was denied . What can i do
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answered on Sep 1, 2024
Your best option is to contact your nearest County Bar Association and ask for a referral to a competent employment law plaintiffs' attorney. Your situation will require that an attorney meet with you to gather and analyze all of the relevant facts and documentary evidence available before... View More
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answered on Sep 1, 2024
Traditional “non competes” are agreements that purport to restrain an employee from working for a competitor, from soliciting customers, from soliciting former co-workers for employment, or from engaging in otherwise lawful conduct that a business may consider competitive and therefore harmful... View More
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