As discussed in a recent news article from the National Law Review, California’s newly passed Ban-the-Box regulation has now taken effect. This means that our state has joined a growing list of states that are what is being called the Ban-the-Box bandwagon. When we use the term “box” we are…
In most states, at certain jobs, your employer will ask you to sign what is known as a non-compete clause. This means that if you leave the job for nearly any reason, you will not be able to work in the same industry. There is normally a geographical limit on…
When a police officer resigns from the force shortly after completing training, can he or she be required to reimburse the city for the costs of attending the police academy? The answer is no – an answer the City of Los Angeles learned the hard way. (See In re Acknowledgement…
According to recent news article from The Orange County Register, California’s Inland Empire is one of the top areas in the nation for construction jobs. This claim is based on data from a leading general contractors’ association and includes the number of jobs as of this past April. Riverside was…
The United States has the largest prison population in the world. There have been various attempts over the years to change sentencing and get rid of mandatory minimums for non-violent offenses, but even that hasn’t been able to resolve this concerning trend. In fact, new attorney general has issued orders…
Anyone who has worked at any job has likely seen someone get injured on the job. Whether we are talking about an employee falling and injuring an ankle, or a factory worker who is in a fatal accident, accidents happen all the time. Not only do accidents happen to employees…
According to a recent news article from the Los Angeles Times, an employee who was fired from a prominent aerospace company filed a lawsuit against his employer claiming that his employer wrongfully terminated him. Unfortunately for this employee, a California jury did not agree with his claims, and a verdict…
According to a recent news report from the Los Angeles Times, 20 employees were terminated as part of the harassment investigation involving a ride sharing company. The company has been facing a lot of bad press lately. The chief executive resigned following what was interpreted as a sexist joke at…
California is considered an at-will employment state. This means that, for the most part, an employer can fire an employee for any reason at any time without regard to the employee’s past or present conduct. This means that an employer can fire an exemplary employee without even giving a reason. …
Little Saigon is a neighborhood that is south of Los Angeles that is home to many people of Vietnamese heritage. Many of the Vietnamese immigrants who came to America and settled in Little Saigon are very much against the communist party, since the communists assumed control of their homeland following…