Bay Area Employment Law Blog
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...
Do salaried workers every qualify for overtime wages?
Businesses and employees tend to approach their relationship from opposite mentalities. A worker wants to maximize the compensation that they receive for the job that they perform, while a company typically wants to get the best work or labor possible while minimizing...
Pregnancy discrimination negatively impacts mothers and infants
In California, many expecting mothers experience discrimination at their jobs based on their pregnancy status or medical conditions related to their pregnancies. Pregnant workers are protected in all of the various aspects of employment, including hiring, promotions,...
Average worker ages in tech industry suggest age discrimination
Technology companies in the San Francisco, California, Bay Area provide rewarding careers, but older workers in this industry may not feel welcome. A report from a people analytics company in 2019 compared average ages for workers in the technology industry to workers...
Papa John’s agrees to settle wage and hour class action
Papa John’s has agreed to pay $3.4 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by workers who claim that the pizza chain violated the Fair Labor Standards Act and California and New York wage and hour laws by not paying them to take mandatory training sessions....
