In California, most employees are at will employees. Therefore, unless an employer gives their employees a day off, the workers can be fired for not showing up to work. There are, however, a few employment laws that protect workers under certain circumstances. If an...
Month: May 2013
Same-sex couples may not qualify for FMLA protections
Many people in California understand that same-sex couples are just like their heterosexual counterparts. They face illness, death, birth and other major life events just like everyone else. And, just like heterosexual people, when these large events happen, same-sex...
California police department sued for sexual harassment
A former police dispatcher has sued the city of Newport Beach in the Orange County Superior Court recently claiming sexual harassment. The woman claims that several employment laws were broken by the Newport Beach police chief while she was employed. According to the...
California lab sued for wrongful termination
Over the last few years, many companies have had to lay off employees because of the difficult economy. While generally theses layoffs are legal -- since under California employment laws most employees are considered at will employees -- some may not have been. In one...
