Life rarely goes as planned. Even when it does, certain events in your life require you to take a significant amount of time away from work. Faced with this prospect,…
You never know when a serious health crisis will arise in your family. Perhaps you are one of many California workers currently helping a family member in his or her…
Are you one of many California mothers-to-be who feels as though she has waited a lifetime to conceive a child? No wonder when you learned of your expected bundle of…
The state of California grants its workers a great deal of rights, some of which are duplicated by or in conflict with existing federal laws. Two Acts that commonly are…
Not everyone has an easy pregnancy, but even a normal pregnancy will affect your employment in some ways. However, the way in which it can’t affect your job is your…
Workers who are taking a leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) expect that they will have their job waiting for them when they return to work. This…
Employees aren’t robots, so employers shouldn’t expect them to be able to work every shift without having any issues. Things like illnesses, pregnancies, adoptions and sick children come up. This…
Through the #metoo movement that has swept the nation, encouraging victims of sexual harassment and abuse to tell their stories, a heightened awareness of the problem and proliferation of sexual…
Taking care of yourself and your family means that you sometimes need to take time off due to serious illness or injury. In other cases, you deserve time to be…