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Orange County Employee Rights Attorney Q: When my husband was self-employed, we obtained disability insurance. This is a combination of state disability and workers’ compensation insurance, correct? A: “California law requires employers to provide workers’ compensation coverage for employees injured on the job,” says employee rights attorney Don Sessions of Don D. Sessions Law Corp….

by Patrick E. Turner Employee Rights Attorney in Orange County Q: I work for a company struggling because of a downturn in sales. To avoid potential layoffs, management is requiring us to take all accrued vacation by the end of the year, and all salaried exempt employees must take two weeks off without pay before…

Orange County Employee Rights Lawyer Q: Our company was given the entire Christmas week off, exempt and nonexempt employees alike. Only one and a half of those days were paid as a holiday. The other three and a half days had to be taken as vacation or unpaid time off. As a salaried employee, can…

by Patrick E. Turner Employee Rights Lawyer, Orange County Q: I work in a medical office with a new administrator. We’ve always been allowed to take rest breaks with our lunch breaks due to what’s otherwise an unpredictable morning and afternoon. Now we’re told it is illegal. A: “It would appear your new administrator is…

Employee Rights Attorney, Orange County Q: I work in the restaurant business. My employer said we cannot take a vacation during spring break, summer or Christmas. Most employees have been there for over a year. Some are in school and some work vacations around school-age children. My employer also makes us pay for cash drawer…

by Patrick E. Turner Employee Rights Attorney Mission Viejo, California Q: I am a salaried employee, required to work 40 hours a week. Our new manager says office hours are 8:30 5:30. I do not need a one-hour break for lunch. I’d rather use my 20-minute break and get back to work. Do I have…