Category Archives: Employment Law
Assembly Bill 1947: California Courts Will Award Attorney Fees To Whistleblowers Starting in 2021
In California, most government agencies, as well as the legislators, work hard to protect employees’ rights in every way possible. For example, there are already numerous specific laws aimed at preventing employers from retaliating against employees in a protected class or employees who report their employers’ violations of law. The latter are known as… Read More »
Expansion of the CFRA: Good News for Employees and Tough News for Employers in Small Companies
The California Family Rights Act (CFRA), at California Government Code sections 12945.1 to 12945.2, is a California state law that has applied in the past to employers with 50 or more employees and permits employees to take up to twelve (12) weeks of unpaid and work-protected leave for various personal or medical reasons. In… Read More »