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Orange County Wrongful Termination Walter Biggins, an industrious chemist for Hazen Paper Company, often took work home and fiddled with solvent formulas in his kitchen sink. By all accounts, Mr. Biggins’ concoctions allowed Hazen Paper Company to reduce its releases of hazardous fumes and increase sales. Biggins, because he had substantially enriched the company’s bottom…

Employee Rights Attorney As an employee rights attorney, the most popular question asked of me is “Do I have a case?” Most disgruntled present or former employees who believe an injustice has been done, have in fact had legal rights violated and do indeed “have a case.” The question really is if such violation of…

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…