Month: July 2010

Employee Rights Attorney in Orange County, CA Q: The company I work for has both hourly and salaried employees. We all work 8½ hours per day, but since we receive a paid hour for lunch, we have been told that we are not entitled to any breaks. Is this legal? A: Nonexempt employees are entitled…

Employee Rights Attorney, Orange County CA Q: Our employer would like to eliminate the employee’s morning and afternoon breaks. We do not work for four continuous hours, so the employer says we don’t need the break. We have an hour lunch break; however, the employees are under the assumption that if we work an eight-and-one-half…

Employee Rights Attorney Q: I was laid off after my employer lost a major account. I was the first person to be hired to work on this account, am in good standing with my employer and have been told I will be rehired at the first opportunity. However, I am upset because two men who…

Employee Rights Attorney Martin Luther King would have turned over in his grave had he read Hardie Baisden’s article, “Advice for Unemployed Black Professionals” in a recent issue of this publication. Mr. Baisden, a consultant hired by companies, essentially encourages employees to focus on future jobs, to eliminate anger toward their former employers, to not…

Employee Rights Attorney Mission Viejo, California Q: “How do you prove age discrimination? If you’re applying for jobs and you sense you’re being screened out for being overqualified, is that legal? After a career in the private sector, I want to work in the public sector, but I’m afraid all people see is my age…

Employee Rights Attorney Mission Viejo, California Q: “I have been employed by a major corporation for over 30 years, the last 27 years in a management position in one department. I have received glowing annual performance ratings from various supervisors who have headed the department. “Recently I found out that very quietly, without any announcement,…