The Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act protect workers with disabilities in California and other states. However, to benefit from the protection of these laws, a worker must disclose his or her disability. In many cases, disabilities are...
Employee Rights
Many hotel housekeepers receive bad treatment
Housekeepers, sometimes also called maids, are essential to the smooth functioning of hotels. Just one great or unpleasant experience with housekeeping can make or break a guest's experience.Unfortunately, many employers do not give housekeepers the respect they...
Employee rights allegedly violated by California restaurant group
The office of California Labor Commissioner's Office reported recently that a Burmese restaurant group with facilities in various locations and one other restaurant received citations for around $5 million each after investigations into their labor practices. The...
How nursing homes may ask too much of their workers
Some nursing homes are robustly staffed. The workers receive good pay and do their jobs well, and the residents are as happy and healthy as they can be. Unfortunately, this is not the reality for many, perhaps most, nursing homes. For staffers such as nurses' aides,...
Employee rights of gig workers in California may change
The gig economy in California is growing by the day. With the high cost of living, many people take on second jobs with delivery companies like Amazon, or as drivers for companies like Lyft and Uber. Much has been said about these companies and the employee rights of...
Johnny Depp accused of violating employee rights
Two security guards recently filed a complaint against the actor, producer and musician, Johnny Depp in a California court. They allege the Pirates of the Caribbean actor violated their employee rights. The two men were appointed by Depp as bodyguards about two years...
Help is available to fight against violations of employee rights
Are you one of the many workers in Los Angeles who struggle to get by on the wages you earn? Have you considered the possibility of your employee rights being violated? There are several ways in which your employer might be holding back money to which you are...
Employee rights: Options for recovery of unpaid wages
Workers in all industries in California deserve to receive full remuneration for the jobs they do. The Fair Labor Standards Act governs what employees must be paid, and an employer's failure to comply can be reported to the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour...
When must your employer pay you overtime?
As a California worker, you expect to receive overtime pay whenever you work more than 40 hours in a one-week period. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, your employer must pay you this overtime at the minimum rate of 1 1/2 times your regular wage or salary amount for...
Employee rights could inadvertently be violated
California business owners must comply with many laws, and some of them deal with age discrimination. Nobody wants to be accused of such a violation, but not all employers understand the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA). It is a federal law that...