Category: California Laws

Social media has become a central point in our daily lives, essentially forming communities where we interact, connect, and share opinions. Social media seems anonymous, and we feel safe behind our phones or keyboards, but what happens when an employer encounters a worker’s social media accounts? Employees have a right to expect privacy in their…

Most Americans spend 40 or more hours per week at work, a significant portion of their lives. The workplace environment has a substantial impact on a person’s mood and emotional well-being, even outside of work. If the work environment is hostile, it not only becomes difficult for an employee to do their job, but it…

All employees in California have rights. California’s employment laws include robust protections against discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination. Among the state’s workplace protections is the right to fair pay for working hours under California’s wage and hour laws. California employers cannot ask their workers to work off the clock. Even a few minutes of…

California has many protections in place for workers, including anti-discrimination laws under the Fair Employment and Housing Act, The Family and Medical Leave Act, and many more; however, California has no legislation or employer regulations compelling employers to have a probationary period for new employees, or regulations prohibiting probation periods. Many California employers use probationary…

California has long been a forward-thinking state with expansive labor laws protecting employees’ rights as well as comprehensive anti-discrimination laws. One such law was enacted in 2018 with revisions in 2023 to further extend protections. California’s Fair Chance Act (FCA) prohibits employers from including a check box on job applications to ask if the prospective…

Each U.S. state has its own collection of labor laws that apply to employers and employees within the state. Some of these laws vary widely from state to state. For instance, California and 17 other states require employers to provide five or more days of paid sick leave to their employees, while the remaining states…