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Employee Rights Attorney Mission Viejo, California Q: “I was employed as a clerk in an accounting firm before being laid off. On most days I worked nine hours. During the busy tax season I worked 10 or more hours each day and four hours on Saturdays. “I was not paid overtime and have reason to…

Employee Rights Attorney Mission Viejo, California Q: “I am a contract recruiter working for a major aerospace company in California. At the time of writing this letter, I have been on assignment for 11 months. I am 40 years old with four years of experience in recruiting. Some of my experience came during my previous…

Employee Rights Attorney Mission Viejo, California Originally Published in The Los Angeles Times, August 12, 2001 Q: “What can a prospective employer legally ask a previous employer when checking references? And what information can the previous employer legally volunteer?” A: “Employers should not ask questions that might be considered discriminatory in nature or seek private…

Employee Rights Attorney Mission Viejo, California Q: After I announced that I was pregnant, my boss told me to take some time off and that we could make arrangements for me to do some part time work at home. Yet, almost immediately after taking my leave, he wrote me a letter saying he had to…

Question From a Client Q: “I was fired recently, supposedly for starting rumors about a relationship between my supervisor and a salesman in our office. I didn’t start any rumors, but they became suspicious when my boyfriend at the time raised the subject with a coworker who is a friend of the supervisor. My supervisor,…

by Patrick E. Turner Employee Rights Attorney Mission Viejo, California Q: If a salaried employee with the same company for 18 years has earned three weeks of paid vacation, received for the past 8 to 10 years, can the employer suddenly cut a week of this paid vacation? A: “In California, vacation is considered to…