Both federal and state laws protect your right to take unpaid leave in certain circumstances. To qualify for that leave, you need to have worked for your employer for long enough, and the company itself also needs to be a certain size.

It’s common practice to look for a job while you are still employed. After all, no one wants to jump into the uncertainties of unemployment with both feet. Besides that, lack of career growth or unfavorable conditions at your workplace may lead you to look for other job opportunities while holding on to your current job.

People often think of sexual harassment as inappropriate touching; however, that only makes up a portion of sexual harassment cases in the workforce.

Federal law establishes the right to overtime pay, and California has state laws that entitle workers to overtime wages in several additional scenarios.

A coworker asks you if you’d like to go on a date sometime. You’re not interested and you tell them so, but it gets you thinking. Was that appropriate behavior for the workplace?

Workers get judged based on factors outside of their control all of the time. Employers discriminate based on appearance, sex and race, among other factors

As a dedicated employee, you try to show up for your job even when you aren’t feeling the best. However, there are likely times when forcing yourself to go into work is a mistake for both you and the people you love.

If you are a worker in the State of California and you think you have suffered wage theft, then you need to file a wage claim.

When attempting to fill a vacant position, the human resources team will likely explore all avenues of marketing to cast a wide net. Unfortunately, the language used, and the type of ad could ultimately result in discriminatory hiring practices.

In recent years, organizations have trended toward hiring practices that were designed to fill vacant spots with individuals who would be a good fit for the business.