I’m often asked by clients with California employment claims how long it will take to adjudicate their claims. In recent years, my answer has been some version of: “A lot longer than it used to.” The 2015 Los Angeles Superior […]
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The Ten Commandments for Pursuing Your Employment Claims
Think you’ve been wronged by your current or former employer but don’t know how to proceed? Let these ten commandments be your guide. DO: I. Consult with an Employment Attorney. We’re everywhere—you can’t miss us. We pay good money to […]
Continue reading »California’s Minimum Wage Increases, Now Slightly Less Unlivable
Well, it’s better than nothing. Beginning July 1, 2014, the minimum wage in California will increase from $8.00 per hour to $9.00, the first such state increase since January 1, 2008. On January 1, 2016, the minimum wage will rise […]
Continue reading »Los Angeles Employment Attorney Helping Workers
For a Los Angeles employment attorney, helping workers is something they take pride in. No matter what dispute you may have with your employer you can always turn to an employment attorney to seek help in the matter and get […]
Continue reading »Dispute Resolution for Hourly Wage Employees
Across the globe there are many people who are employed and paid as hourly wage employees. In order to keep track of their time, electronic tags, time sheets and clock cards are used to record when they enter or leave […]
Continue reading »Are You Being Discriminated Against In The Workplace?
In a world of 6 billion people, all unique in their own way, people often group themselves according to a few similarities and sometimes go as far as discriminating against other groups of people. This has been rampant throughout history […]
Continue reading »Employment Law: Sexual Orientation Discrimination
Discrimination based on a person’s sexual orientation is an unfortunate occurrence that happens quite often in workplaces. Sexual orientation discrimination is unlawful and is initiated when an employer discriminates against an applicant or employee because the applicant or employee is gay, lesbian, […]
Continue reading »Employment Law: Overtime Pay Claims
New employment regulations prohibit employers from stiffing employees from their overtime pay. However, that doesn’t mean they never try to keep those extra earned wages from their workers. According to the University of Washington, “The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) […]
Continue reading »Employment Law Issues and Sweatshop Violations in California
It isn’t very common to find employees in the United States let alone in California working in sweatshop conditions, however this hit close to home. However some employers will never learn and will continue to treat employees unlawfully. If you […]
Continue reading »Future Employment Lawyers: The Top 5 Law Schools with Best Employment Prospects
Whether you have heard or not, lately the trend in law school students finding jobs after graduation has been at an all time low. According to Policy Mic, “this trend is glaringly rampant in law schools. Only 86% of the […]
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