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California Employees Get Paid Sick Leave
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Aug 19, 2015 | Sick Leave
Paid sick-leave laws change in favor of California workers It is estimated that 40 percent of employees in California do not receive paid sick leave. As of July 1, however, many of these individuals will be eligible under the Healthy Workplace, Healthy Families...
Pregnancy Leave: Netflix Takes Leadership
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Aug 6, 2015 | Pregnancy Discrimination
NETFLIX FINALLY PAYS MOMS AND DADS In a move that may have significant ramifications throughout California, Netflix announced this week that it will offer its employees up to a year of paid leave after the birth or adoption of a child, a testament to the...
Independent Contractors or Misclassified Employees? The "Uberfication" of the Service Economy
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Jul 16, 2015 | Independent Contractor
Where have all the Taxis Gone? Like it or not, the manner and means of delivering services (and goods) has shifted dramatically in the past few years because of developments in technology, creative insights by entrepreneurs about untapped consumer demands, and...
Religious Harassment & Discrimination: What’s the Law in California?
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Jul 15, 2015 | Religious Freedoms
California law is very protective of the rights of its citizens to be free from all forms of discrimination. California has long required businesses to accommodate the religious beliefs of workers. Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) includes religious creed in...
Religious Freedom or Unlawful Discrimination?
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Jul 11, 2015 | Religious Freedoms
Gay Marriage vs. Religious Freedom: The Collision of Competing Rights or a Mask for Illegal DiscriminationThe welcome and long overdue US Supreme Court decision legalizing same sex marriage generates as many legal issues as it resolves. One of the areas of...
New Overtime Laws Announced
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Jul 2, 2015 | Overtime
OBAMA ANNOUNCES SWEEPING CHANGES IN FEDERAL OVERTIME LAW Yesterday, President Obama issued an order that fundamentally changes the rules and regulations concerning calculation of overtime payments under federal law. These changes are going to result in making overtime...
Pregnancy Leave is a Right
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Jul 1, 2015 | Pregnancy Discrimination
What is Pregnancy Disability Leave?There are several laws in place in California that protect the rights of pregnant women. These protections extend beyond just maternity leave. In fact, California, pregnant mothers are entitled to maternity leave for reasons beyond...
Paid Sick Leave Becomes Law July 1, 2015
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Jun 26, 2015 | Sick Leave
Employees Paid Sick Leave Now ProtectedEffective July 1, 2015, Californians will be guaranteed the right to take at least some paid sick leave without getting fired or worrying about losing their jobs or getting wrongfully terminated.Governor Brown signed the Healthy...
Who Is My Employer?: The Doctrine of Joint Employer Liability
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Jun 5, 2015 | Joint Employer
Who is my "Employer?" There are multiple situations in the modern workplace where employees work for several different entities. For example, an employee might be retained by a temporary agency to provide services to another company. In other situations, employees...
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