Alexander Morrison + Fehr, LLP
Los Angeles, California Employment Law Blog
Employment contracts and worker rights
Even though California workers have specific rights protected by state law, not all employers succeed at enforcing policies to protect those rights. Ongoing conflict may ensue when employees lack adequate support from their employers. Employment contracts play a key...
Age discrimination and young workers
Regardless of the field you work in, you need to remember that discrimination is a serious problem that impacts workers who belong to various ethnic, religious and age groups. Unfortunately, many workers over the age of 40 experience discrimination because they are...
Auto industry plagued by sexism, sexual harassment
If you are a female working in the automotive field, you face a particularly high chance of falling victim to sexual harassment, even though many industry leaders claim the field wants and needs more female workers. According to Automotive News, a survey taken by...
What constitutes materially adverse actions?
When you engage in lawfully protected behavior like reporting workplace harassment or acting as a witness against illegal activity at work, it is possible someone at your workplace might retaliate against you. The purpose of such retaliation is more than just an act...
What workplace protections can you expect after your pregnancy?
Past posts on this blog describe the workplace rights you have as a pregnant mother in California. Yet what about after the delivery of your baby? Maternity leave falls among those workplace protections, giving you the time needed to recover from your delivery and to...
Can your employer fire you after returning from a work injury?
A recent work injury forced you to take time off to heal and recover. You are glad your California employer has workers' comp insurance, but that does not guarantee your job if you recover enough to return to your regular position. You found this out the hard way...
What you should know before filing a whistleblower complaint
Perhaps you have witnessed wrongdoing by your employer in your workplace, such as sexual harassment of a co-worker or misuse of public funds. You know that the right thing to do is to report your concerns, but you may not know how to go about it. You may also fear...
Understanding California’s employment-at-will doctrine
If you feel as if your employer terminated you unfairly, your natural reaction may be to consider filing a complaint. Whether your employer was acting outside of the law in firing you depends on several factors, among them whether the state’s employment-at-will...
What is the difference between an independent contractor and an employee?
Workers can be employees or they can be categorized as independent contractors. The distinction is very important, as the California Labor Code treats them differently. Assembly Bill 5, which became law in 2019, provides employers a methodology for determining whether...
Understanding equal pay parameters
Most people who are employed today have come into the workforce after the 1963 enactment of the Equal Pay Act and may therefore assume that the spirit of this law is well understood and practiced by all employers. Unfortunately, this may not always be the case. It is,...
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