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My employer has switched from voluntary to mandatory vaccination offering religious/medical exemptions.
answered on Sep 6, 2021
If you plan on requesting a medical exemption, you need to show your employer the doctor's note with restrictions related to your condition. Your employer will need to work with you to accommodate your restrictions. The exemption is not automatic in the sense that just because you request it,... View More 
I’m a process server who gets paid hourly. When I started part of the job was to work 9-5 then after that I’d also work as an I.C. . But that has since been taken away and they no longer wanted us to do after hours work and have hired actually I.C. But those I.C aren’t really doing a good... View More
answered on Aug 24, 2021
Your employer may require you to work as many hours as it is necessary for the business. However, you have to be compensated for all overtime hours if you work more than 8 hours a day and/or more than 40 hours per week. Your employer cannot avoid paying overtime by designating you as an Independent... View More
continually praised for my work by all of the personal. Last Aug I was laid of due to Covid-19. I wasnt called back when things opened up, and I have learned that a man had been hired to do my job and has been doing it since I was laid off. Do I have a case?
answered on Aug 10, 2021
What you have described may be discrimination; however, not all discriminations are unlawful. Specifically, only discrimination due to your membership in the protected class of people or because you engaged in protected activity are legally actionable. You have not mentioned any facts that... View More
Hi, I have a work situation. I work under a job agency and they found me employment working for a Cherokee Nation project. I was told if I worked in a certain area at that job that I would be paid time and a half. So I volunteered to work in that specified unit. When I tried entering my hours... View More
answered on Aug 6, 2021
In California you are considered an at will employee unless you have a valid contract to the contrary about your employment status. At will employment essentially describes a working environment in which employers are free to change the terms of employment or terminate employees at any time,... View More
Can I sue my job for wrongful termination?
I got fired from my job recently. They basically told me I got fired for “disruptive talk and behavior.” At the place everything you do and say is all audio/video recorded. They won’t give me any information on anything. They also said I got... View More
answered on Jul 2, 2021
You are an at will employee. At will employment essentially describes a working environment in which employers are free to terminate employees at any time, without cause, explanation or prior warning, provided it does not violate state and federal anti-discrimination laws. Specifically, it is... View More
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