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Employment law firm D.Law recently served as a sponsor of the California Lawyers Association’s 14th Annual Advanced Wage & Hour Conference and 40th Anniversary of the CLA’s Labor and Employment Law Section.

Veterans have already performed one of the most important jobs – protecting our nation. Shockingly, some employers discriminate against veterans solely for serving our country. California state laws protect the rights of vets to seek, obtain, and hold a job without fear of discrimination… yet some veterans struggle to exercise these rights. This is especially true for the 25 percent of vets who came back with a service-connected disability

The Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) has had a major impact on workers and employers in California. PAGA makes it easier for employees to file lawsuits against their bosses for Labor Code violations. Enacted in 2004, PAGA has helped workers get the money and working conditions they deserve, but employers have claimed that it has been a hardship.

Have you ever been up for a promotion, just to find out that your boss gave the job to someone who is vastly less qualified than you? You may have been a victim of nepotism. Nepotism has been around for centuries. In fact, the word ‘nepotism’ comes from the Italian word for nephew, and refers to a time in the Middle Ages when popes and bishops would give prized positions to their nephews. Nepotism is alive and well in the modern world. But is it illegal?

Sick leave is essential to your health and well-being. Paid sick leave can make all the difference when it comes to taking care of your family’s financial obligations when you’re unable to work.

In 2022, more than 500 workers died from work-related injuries in California. Millions more suffered a work-related injury or illness. Even if you have a dangerous job, you are entitled to a safe workplace. If you have suffered an injury or illness due to an unsafe workplace, you may be able to collect extra worker’s compensation.

If you are like most workers, you depend on the money you earn – and you probably have bills and financial obligations that you need to meet. Budgeting helps, of course, but what happens when your employer abruptly cuts your hours or wages? You might wonder how you’ll make ends meet. You might even wonder if that’s even legal. In some cases, it’s not.

Has your employer retaliated against you for doing something you are legally allowed to do? You should know about California’s new Equal Pay and Anti-Retaliation Act. California law allows workers to engage in certain conduct and even protects their rights to engage in this conduct without fear of retaliation from their employers.