California Questions and Answers

job "handed" to unqualified employee without posting
A position for which I was qualified for at my company was created and handed to another employee as a reward - she is by no means qualified. Are employers required to post jobs internally before givi...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 6, 2001 6:05 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Company owner sexually harasses and discriminates
I work for a small company where the owner sexually harasses the females in the office by staring, touching, etc. No one that is currently employed there will bring anything to his attention for fear ...
4 answers  |  asked Apr 2, 2001 5:14 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Company owner sexually harasses and discriminates
I work for a small company where the owner sexually harasses the females in the office by staring, touching, etc. No one that is currently employed there will bring anything to his attention for fear ...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 2, 2001 5:12 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Lay-offs and pregnancy
I'm pregnant and I'm going on maternity leave on April 27 and I will be on leave for 5 months (my supervisor has agreed to this). We will have lay-offs next week. Can I be laid-off? Our maternity poli...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 27, 2001 3:45 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Fired for filing a workers compensation claim
I was recently fired from my job after having a doctor's note and submitting an email letting my boss know I was taking some of my 240 hours of accrued sick time off due to an acute back problem exace...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 15, 2001 8:29 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Denied a promotion.
I have been employed at a major aerospace company since 1979 -- 21+ years. For 15+ of those years I have worked in its public relations office for the manager of Community Relations, along with a staf...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 15, 2001 8:29 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

How do you pay Independent Contractors?
In a small business how do you go about paying Independent Contractors?
1 answer  |  asked Mar 15, 2001 8:29 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Denied perks and training that men receive. Do I have a case?
I am a 45 year old woman with 6 plus years with my employer. The males in my unit are routinely given perks the woman are not (golf dates, concerts,etc.) in addition to educational & travel opportunit...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 15, 2001 8:29 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Should an attorney help write my severance agreement?
Do I need an employment law specialist to have a constructive termination/severance agreement written? My case is unique in that I am not being let go, but I think it would be best for both me and my ...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 15, 2001 8:29 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Should vendors agree not to hire their customer's employees?
More frequently I am seeing vendors requiring written permission from their customers before they will hire a current employee to prevent that vendor from being blacklisted by the company. If all comp...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 15, 2001 8:29 PM [EST]  |  applies to California