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10 Tips for Knowing How to Negotiate Stock Options
Congratulations! You just received an offer from a company, and it’s your dream job. In addition to an offer letter spelling out the expec...
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A Guide to Unpaid Wages in California | Melmed Law Group
Workers in California can experience unpaid wages for several reasons. These causes can be uncompensated salaried hours and unpaid bonuse...
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Documenting Your Unreimbursed Business Expenses
What are unreimbursed business expenses and ...
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Don’t Fight Alone: Why You Need a Workplace Retaliation Lawyer
As a hard-working adult, you hope for a job that provides lasting employment doing something you feel good a...
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Employees Rights During COVID-19
The coronavirus has thrown the entire world into disarray, and we have seen hardships, sickness, and many de...
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Final Paycheck Law
I. Introduction Under California employment law, an employer must pay an employee their earned and unpaid wages—co...
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Gender Discrimination in the Workplace: Your Rights and Protections
Discriminating against potential or current employees is much bigger than a legal issue. It’s personal, es...
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Guide to California Sexual Harassment Laws
While sexual harassment has been an issue for some time, as the knowledge of what constitutes sexual harassment has spread, more and more pe...
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No-Poach Agreements
I. Introduction Some employers may choose to enter into No-Poach Agreements, also known as no-hire or non-solicitati...
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Rest and Meal Break Violations in California Fast Food Chains: Legal Help
Workers in California enjoy certain protections under state labor laws, especially when it comes to ...
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Signs of a Hostile Work Environments
Hostile work environments can cause trauma that affects every aspect of one’s life. For example, sexual harassment in the workplace makes ...
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Stock Options Litigation: Employee Rights in Tech Firms
For a great number of employees, stock options serve as major points of their overall compensation package, ...
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The Equal Pay Act: California and Federal Law
I. Introduction Generally, both state and federal law prohibit employers from paying wage rates to employees that ar...
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The WARN Acts: Federal and State
I. Introduction Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Acts are laws that require employers to provide...
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Understanding Common Types of Whistleblower Cases
You’d hope employers would do what’s right. That doesn’t always happen. Whether done by an executive, ...
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Understanding FEHA: CA Fair Employment and Housing Act
You may have seen or heard about the Fair Employment and Housing Act, which is also commonly known by its in...
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When Do I Need a Lawyer For Sexual Harassment At Work?
Victims of sexual harassment in Los Angeles and all over California are entitled to recover monetary damages to compensate them for their lo...
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Whistleblower Protections
I. Introduction California and federal laws protect employees who report—or “blow the whistle”—on their empl...
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Why You Need a Severance Agreements Lawyer
Have you recently been offered a severance agreement from your employer? Maybe you are asking yourself, “...
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Wrongful Termination Due to Disability: Legal Recourse
Have you or has someone you know been terminated due to disability...
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Your Rights & Protections Under Wrongful Termination Laws
It’s rarely easy to lose a job. But it can sting even more when you suspect or know you were wrongfully te...
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Your Rights Regarding California’s Meal and Rest Break Laws
California is full of hard-working people. However, even the most dedicated employees need time to break and rest while at work. Thankfully,...