Employee Rights

A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Pennsylvania mail carrier who refused to work on Sundays due to his evangelical Christian beliefs. Gerald Groff sued the United States Postal Service for religious discrimination when he was reprimanded. As part of...

Proposed legislation currently in the California Senate would more than double existing paid sick leave for employees starting in 2024. In mid-April, the Senate Labor, Employment and Retirement Committee approved Senate Bill 616. It now goes before the Appropriations...

In February, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled employers offering severance agreements containing broad non-disparagement and confidentiality clauses violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The McLaren Macomb decision is seen by many as a...

Few people know what arbitration is but chances are you have signed an agreement with your employer waiving your right to have your dispute with your employer decided by a jury.  Instead, any employment dispute will be decided by an arbitrator—paid for by your...

In 2021, California will offer new benefits and opportunities to workers in the form of evolving employment law regulations. Forward-thinking legislative efforts, set to take effect this year, will have a significant impact on employees across the state. These new...

The novel coronavirus pandemic continues to have a profound impact our daily lives. Although COVID-19 is still present and continues to spread, many employers throughout the country are beginning to reopen offices. Can employers safely reopen their offices? The United...

Amid the current global health crisis, more than 40 million Americans have filed for unemployment. National anxiety is, arguably, higher than it has been in decades. How will impacted individuals pay their bills? The concern felt by workers in janitorial, maintenance,...

As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases continues to rise in the United State, more and more people are affected each day. Sick employees may be unable to work and earn an income for several weeks. Healthy employees may need to stay home to care for sick loved ones....

The novel coronavirus (which causes the disease Covid-19) is creating concerns for workers across the country, and in particular New York and California. According to recent reports, the number of coronavirus cases in California has surged past 3,000 cases and New...

Under Governor Newsom, California's latest legislative session ended with the creation of several important new employment laws. These give workers more choices and stronger workplace protections.Sites such as the San Francisco Business Times and The National Law...