If you live in the Los Angeles area, then you are no stranger to the high cost of living. Your credentials enable you to work in a financially rewarding career. As much as you cherish your job and the financial security it has proved, you suspect that your employer...
Month: January 2018
$1.5 million awarded to doctor who faced retaliation
Retaliatory acts in any walk of life can definitely have profound impacts on victims. However, when retaliation occurs in the workplace, the victim's financial and emotional well-being are directly affected. Its effects can be absolutely...
Discrimination in the workplace is not only wrong but illegal
In California and across the country, significant progress has been made for the advancement of rights in the workplace. However, even in today's more progressive society, things like discrimination continue to happen at an alarming rate. Discrimination...
Coal miner endures retaliation for workers’ compensation claim
Significant injuries can result in lost wages due to time away from work. Fortunately, full-time employees in California and across the country are entitled to helpful benefits that can protect them financially and medically when injuries are...
Proving employment retaliation in California
Like most states, California generally follows the at-will model of employment, which allows both employer and employee to terminate the employment relationship at any time, for any reason. However, the law sets forth several important exceptions to this...
Medical examiner faced retaliation for reporting harassment
Even in today's progressive society, harassment and discrimination continue to occur in the workplace. Harassment can take on many forms, including verbal comments and threatening behavior based a person's race, sex or religion. Harassment and...