In Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, SCOTUS, by a 5-4 vote (PDF below), just delivered an epic blow to workers. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that workers may not band together to challenge violations of federal labor laws. Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the opinion for the majority. It’s an interesting opinion, with potentially far-reaching political […]

Gig Economy Workers Likely Employees, NOT Independent Contractors Sometimes, there is a case that changes everything. The “gig economy“ has been on the rise for years. Companies like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, TaskRabbit, Fiverr, Freelancer, Grubhub, PeoplePerHour, Postmates, Spare5, Takl, UpWork, Wingz, YourMechanic, and even Rover, all rely on classifying workers as independent contractors, rather than […]

Central California Cancer Discrimination Attorney People who work during cancer treatment or return to work after treatment may encounter obvious or subtle discrimination in the workplace. For example, some employers may assume that a person’s productivity will decrease, or that their performance will fall below the company’s expectations during or after cancer treatment. Cancer survivors […]

Central California Discrimination Attorney If you believe that you are the victim of workplace discrimination or harassment you will need the services of a Discrimination Lawyer to help build your case. To that end, after you make an appointment with me, this is some of the documentation that you should bring or begin to collect […]

In California this presumption is codified. “An employment, having no specified term, may be terminated at the will of either party on notice to the other. Employment for a specified term means an employment for a period greater than one month.” Labor Code §2922. Exceptions to At-Will Employment There are exceptions to the at-will employment […]

Age Discrimination is Illegal Older persons often contribute more experience, knowledge, and competence to the workplace. However, some employers use discriminatory practices against older job seekers and employees. Employers are often motivated by mistaken ideas that older employees are more expensive, have greater medical expenses, or may not remain with the company for the long […]