Through 2013, total settlements and mediations for job discrimination added up to a record $372 million in monetary relief.
A consultation with an experienced Costa Mesa employment lawyer could help you decide if your employer has discriminated against you.
A new Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) report indicates the total number of complaints filed with the EEOC has dropped from just over 99,000 to 93,727.
According to theUnited States Department of Labor in house alternative dispute resolution can be effective but is not without its pitfalls.
There are many ways to pursue employment litigation in California and it is important that employees know that alternative dispute resolution can be an imbalanced way to settle a dispute. Particularly if the dispute resolution takes place in house.
Dispute resolution experts frequently stress the importance of having multiple avenues available for handling problems in the workplace.
According to an update from the National Law Review Website, a California employee who asked for time off to donate a kidney was terminated just two days before California’s new Donor Protection Act went into effect.
Employers are often looking for ways to save money even if it means terminating a loyal, long-time employee. A consultation with an experienced Orange County employment lawyer can ensure your employer has not taken advantage of you in the employment relationship.
The California Court of Appeals has allowed the employee to pursue a claim for the associational disability discrimination pursuant to California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act.
Although the general tide toward employment litigation has been leaning more toward corporate interests lately, most notably with more stringent standards for class action filings, that doesn’t mean such cases are no longer happening at all.
Our Costa Mesa employment lawyers know that this was recently evidenced in a decision handed down by a federal judge in a Northern California courtroom. The judge In re: High-Tech Employee Antitrust Litigation, U.S. District Court Northern District of California, San Jose Division, has awarded class action status to the workers seeking recompense for what they say were unfair hiring practices engaged in conspiratorially by numerous technical firms in Silicon Valley.
Specifically, the workers allege the companies violated the Clayton Act and the Sherman Act, both antitrust laws. The workers say the ultimate goal of the companies was to drive down labor competition, and thereby deprive workers of job mobility – and potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in salary and other compensation.
The California Chamber of Commerce recently came out with an informational bulletin describing the top things employers do to get sued. 
Employment attorneys in Orange County know that there are of course situations in which employment law violations stem not from maliciousness or greed, but rather from a misunderstanding or misapplication of the law. It doesn’t make it any more acceptable to the employee who has been wronged. However, perhaps incorporating a greater amount of education might serve to reduce the number of employees who are improperly denied overtime, base wages and breaks.
In identifying the most common employer wage and hour law offenses, the chamber starts with the classification of workers. Employers may surmise that workers would prefer a constant salary. By labeling a worker exempt, an employer can avoid having to pay overtime and can avoid having to offer certain meal and res breaks.
The terms of California employment contracts are increasingly finding their way into courtrooms, as companies sue former workers for violation of “non-compete agreements.” 
Our Costa Mesa employment lawyers recognize that such agreements are serving to limit entrepreneurial growth, with businesses defending the practice as a simple protection of their own investments and interests.
Really, it’s a way to stifle potential competition (which could prove harmful to consumers). It may also serve to keep workers tethered to a potentially toxic work environment because they fear the legal ramifications if they leave to seek other related employment or strike out on their own.
Judging from popular culture, you would think that Americans love workplace bullies. They garner everything from respect (“The Devil Wears Prada”) to guffaws (“The Office”).
However, when it comes to real life, our California employment lawyers know that workplace bullying is no laughing matter. Studies have shown that victims of workplace bullying suffer from psychological and even physical health problems. This negatively affects not only the worker, but workplace morality and productivity.
Bullying at work can be generally identified as involving:
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