WAGE & HOUR

Proper application of California’s various wage and hour laws is a common problem faced by California Employees - particularly those who work by the hour. Hre are a few areas of wage and hour law California Employees often suffers from:

• Overtime

• Meal and Rest Breaks

• Split Shifts and On Call Time

• Onsite Residential Manager

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Race & Nationality Discrimination

t is illegal to discrimination against and individual because of their race.

• Blatant or subtle raced discrimination

• Failure to provide equal pay or opportunities based on race

• Steering employees in to certain jobs because of race

• Disparate treatment - treating one race different than another

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WRONGFUL TERMINATION & Retaliation

While California is an “At Will” State - meaning an employer can usually terminate employment for any or no reason at all - there are certain situations when the law determines a termination is illegal:

• If Race/ Gender/ Pregnancy/Disability played a factor in termination

• Because employee requested or took leave under FMLA or ADA

• Requested to be paid properly including overtime and breaks

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DISABILITY/FMLA/ADA

California state law provides California employees with many protections when it comes to caring for themselves or a member of their family with a serious medical conditions. This could mean providing protected leave for an employee, time off including leave, or an adjusted work schedule to accommodate the employees needs.

• Failure to provide accommodations

• Failure to engage in an interactive process

• Failure to allow employee to take leave

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SEX AND GENDER DISCRIMINATION

Its is illegal to treat and employee differently because of their sex and/or gender.

• Sexual Harassment

• Equal Pay

• Steering

• Gender-Based Harassment or Discrimination

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lgbtq rights

California law provides rights to members of the LGBTQ community. This is a currently evolving area of law and is constantly changing - usually in favor of employees. Here are some areas that are afforded protection:

• Sexual orientation: An inherent or immutable enduring emotional, romantic or sexual attraction to other people.

• Gender identity: A person's innermost concept of self as male, female, a blend of both or neither.

• Gender expression: A person's external appearance of gender identity, usually expressed through behavior, clothing, haircut or voice, and which may or may not conform to socially defined behaviors typically associated with being either masculine or feminine

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