Monthly Archives: June 2026
What Disabilities or Conditions Are Not Protected Under the ADA?
The Americans With Disabilities Act is a broad law that provides a vast number of protections for ill and disabled workers. But the ADA doesn’t protect every single ailment, illness, or injury. The ADA says that if you have a disability, your employer must provide accommodations for you at work. A disability is defined… Read More »
Understanding FLSA White Collar Exemptions
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) has strict rules about minimum wage, counting your work hours, getting paid for the hours that you work, and about when you get paid overtime. These laws are powerful, and workers can sue for significant damages if they aren’t paid as they are supposed to be. But the… Read More »
What Happens When You’re Fired for Both a Legal–and an Illegal–Reason?
In life, rarely do people make decisions based on one factor alone. The same is true, with decisions to fire or otherwise take adverse employment actions against employees. Legal and Non-Legal Reasons There are often times when an employee is a member of a protected class and have experienced some form of illegal discrimination… Read More »
Changes are in Effect for California’s WARN Act When Workers are Laid Off
Layoffs when business is slow or when a business closes, are a sad fact of life. You may think that you have no cause of action to recover compensation or back pay, when your employer shuts its doors because of financially required layoffs. And while that is often true, a company cannot just shut… Read More »
