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  • What Break Periods Am I Entitled To?

    What Break Periods Am I Entitled To?

    Under California law (which is much more generous to employees than federal law), if you are a non-exempt worker, you are entitled to meal and rest breaks: a 30-minute meal break if you work more than 5 hours in a workday, and 10 minutes breaks for every 4 hours you ...

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  • Can My Employer Break My Employment Contract? Can I?

    Can My Employer Break My Employment Contract? Can I?

    Whenever it comes to contracts, the answer is always the same: it depends on what the contract says. A contract is a contract is a contract. Neither you nor your employer can breach a contract without facing the consequences. That is, unless the contract says it's ok. This is why ...

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  • Top 5 Tips: So You Want to Sue Your Boss?

    Top 5 Tips: So You Want to Sue Your Boss?

    So you want to sue your employer for racial discrimination, sexual harassment, whistleblower retaliation, failure to pay you your last paycheck, what have you. Now what? Here are five tips all clients should keep in mind before they pick up the phone to call a lawyer. Tip 1: Write it, don’t ...

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  • Can My Boss Fire Me at Any Time for Any Reason? What is “at will”?

    Can My Boss Fire Me at Any Time for Any Reason? What is “at will”?

    "At-Will". California is an "at-will" employment state. What does this mean? In most cases, it means that your boss can fire you at any time for almost any reason or no reason at all. She can fire you because she doesn't like you thinks you're too tall or short thinks you talk too ...

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  • Background Checks — What Are My Rights?

    Background Checks -- What Are My Rights?

    If you're applying for a job, or want to keep one, you're going to have to accept that background checks are becoming a part of work life. An estimated 50% of resumes submitted by job applicants contain false or inaccurate information. Bad employees who slip through the hiring process can ...

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What Does Your Employer Know About You?

Just found this interesting post on the Consumerist. If you’re interested in knowing what employers know about you when you apply for a job, you should take a look at the following links:

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
ChoicePoint (866) 312-8075

CHECK WRITING HISTORY
ChexSystems (800) 428-9623
Shared Check Authorization Network (800) 262-7771 Fax: (800) 358-4506
TeleCheck (800) 835-3243.

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Gotta Get Goals

Fellow blogger Duke Drouillard has tagged me for a little game. This will only take a few minutes, right? We’re participating in a meme experiment started by Alex Shalman which asks bloggers to take a moment to reflect on their top goals in life. Here are a few of mine:

1. Be the best trial lawyer I can be.

2. Be a great husband and parent.

3. Write a book.

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Welcome to CaLaborLaw.com, a website that discusses the latest legal news and tips for employees in the fast-changing area of California labor and employment law. Recent court decisions show that employee rights in California are under assault. Yet the public hardly knows or cares. CaLaborLaw.com seeks to change this and make a difference. If you’re an employee in California, read on and learn your rights!

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