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Returning From Leave Shouldn’t Cost You Your Job: How to Spot and Challenge CFRA/FMLA Violations
[Disclosure: the following is not intended as legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship. You should always consult with an attorney about your legal claims and questions relating to time limitations to file your claims.] The California Family Rights Act (CFRA) and the federal Family and Medical Leave
Gender and Pregnancy Discrimination Still Affect Women Executives: Here’s What You Can Do
[Disclosure: the following is not intended as legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship. You should always consult with an attorney about your legal claims and questions relating to time limitations to file your claims.] Women in leadership have made tremendous strides over the last few decades. However,
How Arbitration Clauses Can Affect Your Employment Rights as an Executive
[Disclosure: the following is not intended as legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship. You should always consult with an attorney about your legal claims and questions relating to an arbitration clause in your employment contract.] Arbitration clauses have become a near-standard feature in executive employment contracts. Promoted
When “Just Joking” Crosses the Line: Recognizing and Reporting Workplace Harassment in California
[Disclosure: the following is not intended as legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship. You should always consult with an attorney about your legal claims and questions relating to time limitations to file your claims.] What is brushed off as “humor” in the workplace can sometimes mask conduct
The Hidden Problem of Age Discrimination in California’s Innovation Economy
California’s innovation economy prides itself on disruption, creativity, and forward thinking. Yet beneath the surface of cutting-edge technology and progressive branding, age discrimination remains a persistent and often hidden problem. In industries that equate innovation with youth, experienced workers are frequently marginalized, excluded, or pushed out, not because of performance,
Is Your Employer Misclassifying You as an Independent Contractor?
[Disclosure: the following is not intended as legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship. You should always consult with an attorney about your legal claims and questions relating to time limitations to file your claims.] Many executives and professionals assume that misclassification as an independent contractor only affects