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Dismissal Triggers Policy Questions
Employee Rights Attorney Mission Viejo, California Q: After working three months at a company, I suddenly had to go on sick leave for bladder problems and rheumatoid arthritis. After my first week, off, the company direct deposited a week’s pay into my bank account. I thought it was sick pay. Then it happened again. I…
Contract Limiting Future Career Moves is Probably Illegal
Employee Rights Attorney Mission Viejo, California Q: “Recently, my company asked me to sign a contact that would severely harm my future career if I were to ever leave.” “I would not be able to work in my profession for several years, and then with very strict guidelines.” “I have repeatedly told them I would…
Broken Promises From An Employer
Employee Rights Attorney in Mission Viejo, California “A man’s word is his bond”- or so it was hoped to be for centuries. Unfortunately, many employees have found that employers do not always follow that creed. Are promises of the employer binding? What recourse does the employee have for broken promises? Promises Before Employment Promises by…
Company’s Promise on Job Switch at Issue
by Patrick Mortimer Employee Rights Attorney Mission Viejo, California Q: After 19 years as a union foreman, I was asked to take a non union supervisor position. I was concerned about losing the union health insurance benefits, but management assured me health insurance funded at $3,000 a year would be put into an annuity at…
Employer Can Ask for Fingerprints
Employee Rights Attorney Mission Viejo, California Q: “I am employed as a service technician at a large apartment house project. “After a tenant reported something missing, my employer insisted that I have my fingerprints taken. “Can my employer legally require me to give up my ‘prints’ under these circumstances?” A: “An employer can require a…
Privacy and Other Legal Concerns
Employee Rights Attorney Mission Viejo, California Faster, it seems, than a high-speed modem, the Internet and features such as electronic mail (“e-mail”) have become fixtures in millions of American homes and in many businesses. These innovations offer myriad benefits to business and workers, especially the increased efficiency in communications that is revolutionizing the way we…