Upon losing your job in California, you could be presented with a severance pay agreement. Sometimes, these can be confusing, and the terms are not always clear. Your former employer may want to push terms that are not agreeable, so it is critical that you have a California employment lawyer on your side.…
Living with a disability, whether permanent or temporary, can make it challenging to accomplish particular processes you are responsible for performing at your job. Your condition may require some reasonable accommodations to be made to make your job duties manageable. This is where the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is there to help.…
For workers who earn an hourly wage, 2024 will bring an increase in minimum wage. That means that those working in jobs such as fast food workers, hospitals, retailers, and similar professions may earn more in the New Year. There are a few things you should know about the minimum wage increase for 2024 in California if it could impact you.…
“Something for something.” That’s the basic form of what Qui Pro Quo means, translated from Latin. The term is famous thanks to TV shows and movies, but how does this apply to harassment in the workplace? Quid pro quo is a term used in employment law for harassment that, in most cases, involves a superior seeking sexual favors from an employee in return for various benefits.…
SAN DIEGO (Date) Justin Walker, founder of Walker Law PC, was named “Outstanding Trial Lawyer” at the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego’s (CASD) annual Evening with the Trial Stars, held virtually on November 17, 2020.
Mr. Walker was honored with this award for his outstanding work on a wrongful termination and retaliation case, which resulted in a nearly $4.1 million dollar verdict for the plaintiff, and an additional $1.3 million in attorneys’ fees.…