Monthly Archives: November 2025
Can You Be Punished for Raising Safety Concerns at Work?
If you work in an industry that can be considered dangerous, your employer must follow the safety guidelines set forth by the Occupational Safety and Hazard Administration’s (OSHA) guidelines. More businesses than you may think have OSHA guidelines that they must follow, and the guidelines apply even if you aren’t in a “dangerous” industry,… Read More »
Stay or Pay Agreements Will Become Officially Illegal January 2026
Because noncompete agreements tended to be disfavored nationally, and in California, have long been banned, employers started to seek out other ways of punishing employees who leave their employment. One way to do that was with what was known as a Stay or Pay provision or agreement. What is Stay or Pay? A stay… Read More »
Payment for being On-Call and Standby Time
Many of us work jobs that are on call at least some of the time (Also sometimes called standby time) They may be jobs that are formally on call-imagine someone who repairs computers that can be called into work for emergencies any time. In other cases, employees may be informally on call—imagine a situation… Read More »
