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by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Jul 20, 2016 | Workplace Discrimination
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act was passed in 1967 and was designed to protect older workers in California and around the country from adverse actions by employers based on their age. However, the Supreme Court has steadily cut back on the law's scope since...
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Jul 5, 2016 | Wrongful Termination
The typical California worker spends forty hours or more at work each week. Many of these individuals come to work even when they are not feeling well and should probably stay home; however, there is a job to be done, and the conscientious employee wants to make sure...
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Jun 22, 2016 | Wrongful Termination
After losing a job, it is only natural for someone to start replaying moments in the past at their former workplace. "Were my employers negligent in the way they handled my employment?," you may think. "Is it possible that they even wrongfully terminated me?" Of...
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Jun 6, 2016 | Sexual Harassment
The real estate listing website Zillow recently dealt with (and is still dealing with) a number of lawsuit relating to their treatment of employees. One such lawsuit, a class action lawsuit alleging the company pressured employees into working late, coming in early...
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | May 24, 2016 | Sexual Harassment
While this isn't happening here in San Francisco, California, the news of four female employees coming forward to hold Virginia State University responsible for what they allege is sexual harassment, retaliation and unequal pay is a big deal. Geography doesn't matter...
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Jan 15, 2016 | Contracts
Can an employee recover damages for breach of contract? recently repesented a former employee of a large financial institution who was entitled, based on representations made to him both verbally and in writing, to receive a...
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Aug 20, 2015 | Wrongful Termination
Everyone on the Apple development team knew that MobileMe wasn't nearly ready for launch. MobileMe's project managers and team leads begged Steve Jobs to delay the project launch deadline and told him that the application was riddled with bugs. Launched in 2008,...
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...
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...
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...
