Tag : California Employee Rights

Artificial intelligence has already started screening resumes, measuring productivity, writing performance reviews, and recommending layoffs. Now it has reportedly helped fire a human worker in California. In August 2026, an experimental San Francisco retail store[...]

A former In-N-Out Burger employee has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles County alleging that religious discrimination, retaliation, and workplace conflicts ultimately led to her termination. The case is already attracting attention because it involves[...]

A wrongful termination lawsuit involving the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and St. Anthony High School in Long Beach is moving forward in part after a Los Angeles Superior Court judge issued a mixed ruling in[...]

Yes, you may be able to sue your employer for discrimination in Los Angeles if an employer took an adverse action against you because of a characteristic protected by California or federal law. However, unfair[...]

Most employees know when a paycheck is missing. Wage theft becomes harder to recognize when the paycheck arrives on time but does not include every hour, premium, commission or reimbursement the employee earned. An employer[...]

Yes, a California employee can be wrongfully terminated during a probationary period. An employer may generally use probation to evaluate performance, attendance, reliability, and suitability for a role. However, the word “probation” does not authorize[...]

No authoritative database tells us exactly how common wrongful termination is in California or across the United States. Government labor statistics count layoffs and discharges, but they do not determine whether those employment decisions were[...]

California is generally an at-will employment state, but “at will” does not mean “for absolutely any reason.” In most jobs without a specified term, either the employee or the employer may end the relationship. An[...]

No single group can be identified as the group that experiences workplace discrimination “most often” in every industry or workplace. The best national enforcement data measures allegations reported to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,[...]