Take Your Medicine California: AB5 is good for you
Dynamex Changes Everything For those who don’t closely follow advances in employment law, a recent California Supreme Court decision, Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles. perhaps surprisingly to some, sided with alleged independent contractors who worked at a courier company called Dynamex. It said, based on a three-part “ABC test”, the workers […]Continue reading
Do You Want Your Day In Court?
Legislators Fight Back on Forced Arbitration On February 28, 2019, U.S. Representative Hank Johnson (D-GA) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced “The Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act” (“FAIR Act”). The FAIR Act would prohibit the nearly ubiquitous use of arbitration agreements that seek to force arbitration of as yet unforeseen disputes between business interests […]Continue reading
Fired? Know Your Rights: Get your employment file on your way out!
Many of our callers reach out to us immediately after having been fired. Traumatized and stressed, they often forget the cardinal rule: Ask for your personnel file on your way out that door. Often these documents will provide the information necessary to get an attorney to want to take on your case. For example, when […]Continue reading
My Boss is Harassing Me, Can I Sue?
Many of our callers report being tortured at the hands of a bad boss. They call to ask us if they have a legal right to better treatment, or to get their job back after they have been fired. Often we must deliver bad news. The answer is usually no. In this blog, we will […]Continue reading
So, What Is the Deal with Discussing My Salary at Work?
The Spreadsheet A short time ago, an anonymous spreadsheet began circulating among television professionals. The author was seeking to collect an aggregate salary profile for actors and writers within the industry. This crowd-sourced effort surveyed individual experiences, thus providing a snapshot of current salary information in the industry. They hoped that members of the profession […]Continue reading
Opt-Outs & Sexual Harassment: Don’t sign – DO tell
Sexual Harassment in the News Open a newspaper. Check your Twitter feed. Turn on the TV. No matter where you look, the news is full of women coming forward with stories of sexual harassment in the workplace. Members of the House and Senate are dropping like flies. Hollywood is awash with sexual assault allegations. The […]Continue reading
Arbitration: Why It’s a Worst-Case Scenario for American Consumers
When Jeff Flake made his ground-breaking speech calling out the more questionable acts of the current Administration, he became a bit of a folk hero. For a few moments anyway. Shortly after his speech, he and his GOP colleagues voted to arrange for the systemic screwing of countless American consumers. They voted to allow Wells Fargo Bank […]Continue reading
Equal Pay Pointers: Why is My Previous Salary Any of Your Business?
Why is my previous salary something you need to know? This question is one we often ask prospective employers. Even if it’s only the little voice in our heads. Whether an employer should be allowed to query prospective job applicants about past or current salary history is a hot topic right now. In the battle […]Continue reading
Predatory Sexual Harrassment Practices Outed in VC Community
“[You are a] sorceress casting a spell.” […]comment[ing] on how she looked in a blue dress [he ]added, “Know what I’m thinking? Why am I sending you this — in private? (1)” A recent article in the New York Times contained some startling allegations made by many women currently working in the tech industry. It would seem […]Continue reading
