Bay Area Employment Law Blog
Is my employer required to offer a meal break?
Yes. California mandates that employers offer nonexempt workers a 30-minute uninterrupted meal break if they work a five-hour or longer shift. If a shift is less than six hours and both parties agree, the meal break can be waived. Also, employees must receive a second...
Do you have the right to take FMLA or CFRA leave?
While you want to be a diligent employee, your life simply doesn't revolve around your job. You also have your health and a family to take care of and support. Some companies try to facilitate a positive work-life balance for their staff members by offering generous...
Negotiating severance agreements after termination
California employees often rely on their severance agreements to keep them going until they are able to find another job. They have the ability to negotiate, and they do not just have to take what their employer offers. Negotiating a strong severance agreement is...
What are some less common forms of sexual harassment?
Most people in California know that sexual harassment is illegal. However, sexual harassment doesn't always involve inappropriate touching or lewd comments. Some forms of sexual harassment are less obvious, but when you figure out what's going on, you should talk to...
Yes, your employer owes you your commissions once they’re earned
When you’re terminated from a position that you earn commissions from in California, you should be cautious to make sure you get those commissions that you are owed. California does have strict laws that cover what happens if you are fired or leave your position,...
Are you exempt from receiving overtime under California law?
An employer owes overtime wages to an employee who has worked more than 40 hours in a week. Non-exempt employees who live in San Francisco, California, have a legal right to receive overtime wages whenever they work those longer hours. There are only a few...
Recognizing disability discrimination in the workplace
Those who are disabled are legally protected from being discriminated against in the workplace due to their condition. This means that an employer cannot be discriminatory against a person with a disability in the hiring process, in any aspect of their employment...
The grounds for a wrongful termination lawsuit in California
A job dismissal hurts on the professional and personal level. Whether you devoted decades, a few years or a few months to your role at your employer, a termination, a “RIF,” a “lay-off” or firing smarts. However, it really stings when your employer illegally...
Pinterest accused of workplace discrimination
Every day, millions of people all around the world log onto Pinterest to look at a wide variety of pictures and articles that interest them. It's easy to forget that there is a team of professionals working behind the scenes of their favorite app. However, a recent...
Employment rights activists unhappy with new EEOC rule
Activists for employee rights in California and across the United States are concerned with a policy by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that provides employers a way to escape accountability when discrimination happens in the workplace. Activists say that...
