A: In California, employment laws protect workers from discrimination and unfair treatment in the workplace. If you believe that you're being discriminated against at your job, particularly because of your race, or that your reduction in hours is a form of unfair treatment, you may have grounds to take legal action.
A: In California, employment laws protect workers from discrimination and unfair treatment in the workplace. If you believe that you're being discriminated against at your job, particularly because of your race, or that your reduction in hours is a form of unfair treatment, you may have grounds to take legal action.
A: You can contact the California Labor Commissioner, who will investigate and take action if necessary and appropriate. You should prepare a chronology of the events, list all your witnesses and keep all your important documents, which you will copy and make available for their investigation.
In most cases, when a remote worker from one state has an employer in another state, the state where they reside has jurisdiction, meaning they follow the labor laws of the state where they live regardless of where their employer is located.
Under the South Carolina Human Affairs Law, employers are prohibited from refusing to hire; barring from employment; terminating; limiting, segregating, or classifying; or otherwise discrimi- nating against an individual with respect to compensation or terms, conditions, or privileges of employment based on disability.
Yes, you can be fired for things outside of work, depending on several factors: Company Policies: Many companies have codes of conduct that outline behaviors that could lead to termination, even if they occur outside of work. If your actions violate these policies, you could be at risk.
Wrongful termination in South Carolina occurs when an employer unlawfully terminates an employee's employment in violation of state or federal laws. This can include termination based on discriminatory reasons, retaliation for exercising protected rights, or for reasons that violate public policy.
Statutory Compliance: Your business must comply with government laws, or statutes, that regulate the workplace. Statutory compliance in HR includes areas like minimum wage, employment taxes, equal opportunity employment, insurance, and other federal and state mandates.
The Professional Exemption sets out eight specific professions (law, medicine, dentistry, optometry, architecture, engineering, teaching, and accounting) that are exempt from the first 12 sections of the Wage Orders. It also addresses certain other professions, including nurses, pharmacists and software coders.
In general, when an individual resides in California, they are subject to California's comprehensive and protective labor laws regardless of where their employer is located. California laws also apply to those who are legal residents of other states but are working in California.