Join us at the 2016 Labor and Employment Law Symposium in Orange, CA on Saturday, June 11, 2016. Hiedi DeGroot, Partner, and Nicole Nguyen, litigator, from our firm will be speaking at the event, discussing how to deal with violence in the workplace. You can see a...
After enduring a long convalescence, that humdrum job never looked so good! An employee may have a right to be reinstated to a former job upon returning from medical leave. The Family and Medical Leave Act generally applies to an employee who has worked for an...
Illegal Questions of Gender and Disability could be a form of Orange County Employment Discrimination “It’s none of your business,” you may feel like saying when an overly personal question is asked by a prospective employer. Actually, some of these questions may...
What about Illegal Questions of Citizenship, Ancestry, Relatives? Can prospective employers ask personal questions in an interview? Laws say “No,” because some may indicate a discriminatory motive; possibly Orange County employment discrimination. Employers can’t ask...
“You’re fired! For any reason or no reason, you’re an at‑will employee and I’m the boss.” Have you heard that before? Do employers really have that power? You may not like to hear it, but they do. They can fire you for any reason or no reason, but with two...
How to turn probation into job security! It is fairly common for new employees to be put on probation for a few months. Probationary periods usually include fewer rights than after that period. During the probationary period, employees usually do not qualify for...
