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Your supervisor says you’re being let go for low productivity. You ask which shifts you fell short on. They point to a dashboard and say the score was below target. Nobody can tell you whether[...]

Reviewed by George S. Azadian, Employment Attorney

Date reviewed: November 4, 2026

Getting into a demanding graduate program takes years of work. Being dismissed can leave someone trying to make sense of tuition bills, an interrupted career and a decision they believe was unfair. Five former nurse[...]

Reviewed by George S. Azadian, Employment Attorney

Date reviewed: November 2, 2026

A fraudulent email. A missing payment. A termination letter. When an employee is fired after a phishing scam, the financial loss can dominate the conversation. But an employment dispute may turn on a different set[...]

Reviewed by George S. Azadian, Employment Attorney

Date reviewed: October 28, 2026

Losing a job is difficult enough. Receiving an invoice afterward for a signing bonus, training program, or recruiting payment can make the separation feel even more urgent. Before assuming that the amount is enforceable—or that[...]

Reviewed by George S. Azadian, Employment Attorney

Date reviewed: October 24, 2026

Your Los Angeles employer announces a return-to-office deadline. You explain that a medical condition makes the new schedule difficult and ask to keep working remotely. Days later, you are put on a performance plan, told[...]

Reviewed by George S. Azadian, Employment Attorney

Date reviewed: October 24, 2026

Your timecard shows a 30-minute lunch. Your phone shows a supervisor asking you to finish an order during that same half hour. You remember eating between tasks, but payroll deducted the full break anyway. That[...]

Reviewed by George S. Azadian, Employment Attorney

Date reviewed: October 6, 2026

An employer tells you a performance system recommended your termination. When you ask whether a person reviewed it, HR answers: “Your manager approved the decision.” That answer leaves an important question unresolved: What did the[...]

Reviewed by George S. Azadian, Employment Attorney

Date reviewed: October 17, 2026

The closure of the Pavilions supermarket on East California Boulevard in Pasadena is a reminder of how quickly a workplace change can affect employees and their families. For employees, however, the closure of a workplace[...]

Reviewed by George S. Azadian, Employment Attorney

Date reviewed: October 26, 2026

Wrongful Termination Evidence Often Appears as a Pattern Wrongful termination evidence is rarely found in one dramatic email admitting that an employee was fired for an unlawful reason. Employers generally do not write that someone[...]

Reviewed by George S. Azadian, Employment Attorney

Date reviewed: October 17, 2026