Monthly Archives: March 2025
What and Who Are Exempt Employees Under the FLSA?
If you are a worker in California, you have the right to be paid for the hours that you work. And, most importantly, the right to be paid extra for any hours that you work as overtime, generally described as more than 40 hours a week. That is all pursuant to the Fair Labor… Read More »
How Much Do You Need to Tell Your Employer About Your Disability?
If you have a disability under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), and you need accommodations for your disability in the workplace, you may have a problem, or at least, a dilemma. On the one hand, you certainly need to tell your employer about your disability, and the nature of your limitations, so your… Read More »
Visual Harassment in the Workplace
If you’re in the workplace and people say things to you that are demeaning, insulting, lewd, or harassing, you may know you’re a victim of workplace harassment. The same goes, of course, if there is any unwanted touching, or perhaps, coercion to engage in sexual or romantic activity as a condition of working there…. Read More »
Recognizing LGBTQ Harassment in the Workplace
Both federal and California law protect LBGTQ workers from discrimination and harassment in the workplace, albeit California’s state laws are broader, and do provide more protection than federal laws. But while workplace rights and protections for the LBGTQ community are continually increasing, that doesn’t make discrimination cases against the LBGTQ community any easier. Hard… Read More »
Salaried Workers and Overtime Pay: How Does it Work?
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires, among other things, that workers get paid overtime pay, for any hours worked weekly, over 40 hours a week. With per-hour, hourly paid workers, this is often easy to compute: Just see how many hours a worker has worked, see if it’s over 40 hours, and see… Read More »
