Category: Employment Law

Piece-rate or piecework refers to a working and payment model whereby a worker is paid a set rate per item that they produce or per task that they perform, rather than receiving a flat rate salary or per-hour rate for their attendance.…

The LGBT community in San Diego is one of the largest and most well established in the country. The Advocate magazine ranked San Diego 14th in its list of the Gayest Cities in America in 2010, beating out San Francisco, despite their own large and well-established LGBT community.…

An employer can save a significant amount of money when they classify a worker as an independent contractor as opposed to an employee. The reason being, if a company labels an individual as an employee they are required by law to pay unemployment insurance, Medicare, and social security tax.…

A hostile workplace, in short, is one that makes taking care of day-to-day responsibilities difficult or perhaps even unrealistic. If you have a boss, supervisor or fellow colleague who makes you so uncomfortable that you can barely focus on your job, then you probably work in a hostile environment.…

Many workers in California may experience a tragedy in their life. It could result in them being unable to work. The victim of an unforeseen accident may not be able to earn enough income to survive. To avoid this situation, California has a State Disability Insurance (SDI) program designed to provide wage replacement benefits to individuals in California who are not able to work because of injury, illness as well as pregnancy.…