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Employee Rights Attorney Q: I was laid off after my employer lost a major account. I was the first person to be hired to work on this account, am in good standing with my employer and have been told I will be rehired at the first opportunity. However, I am upset because two men who…

Employee Rights Attorney Martin Luther King would have turned over in his grave had he read Hardie Baisden’s article, “Advice for Unemployed Black Professionals” in a recent issue of this publication. Mr. Baisden, a consultant hired by companies, essentially encourages employees to focus on future jobs, to eliminate anger toward their former employers, to not…

Employee Rights Attorney Mission Viejo, California Q: “How do you prove age discrimination? If you’re applying for jobs and you sense you’re being screened out for being overqualified, is that legal? After a career in the private sector, I want to work in the public sector, but I’m afraid all people see is my age…

Employee Rights Attorney Mission Viejo, California Q: “I have been employed by a major corporation for over 30 years, the last 27 years in a management position in one department. I have received glowing annual performance ratings from various supervisors who have headed the department. “Recently I found out that very quietly, without any announcement,…

Employee Rights Attorney Mission Viejo, California Q: “I am more than four months’ pregnant. My doctor has put me on bed rest because of extremely high blood pressure, passing out, dizziness and vomiting. Can my employer terminate me because of “hardship to the company” or when I return to work, reduce my pay and job…

Employee Rights Attorney Mission Viejo, California Q: “I was employed by a company for 17 years in an executive management position, then demoted to a sales representative with a contract for an assigned territory. “During the next nine months, the territory was reduced and there was not enough left to make a living. I was…