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You come to work, and your boss doesn't appreciate how you're dressed. They tell you that you have to wear something else, perhaps outlining what type of outfit you should have the following day. You feel like this is a violation of your rights. Can your boss actually...
California has earned a reputation as being a very employee-friendly state. State lawmakers have passed progressive laws that protect workers in many different situations. Workers have more rights in California than they do in states only covered by federal employment...
Unions used to be the backbone of this nation’s labor force. Without them, modern workers wouldn’t have many of the protections they now enjoy – including things like safety rules, limitations on hours and overtime. In recent years, however, unions have been on the...
The majority of workplaces benefit from having a workforce made up of people from all walks of life. Different people with various skills and outlooks can offer a variety of commercial benefits. For example, a new employee may offer a fresh perspective as well as...
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law that gives certain employees the right to take unpaid leave from work in specific situations. The California Family Rights Act (CFRA) expands on the FMLA, protecting the rights of workers across the state. In...
With wearable health technologies evolving rapidly, perhaps it's only a matter of time until employees start receiving directives from management to start using health tracking devices both on and off the job. But where is the line between an employee's free time and...
Latino workers are often targeted for violations of wage laws, a poll conducted last month by Latino Decisions and the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) revealed. According to the poll measuring discontent in the Latino workforce, of those workers who had pay...
Periodically in our blog, we like to remind workers in the Fresno area of California that they have employee rights under the law. Anytime these rights are violated, workers in the Valley should consider taking steps to correct the violations. At the very least,...