Imagine you're working 40-plus hours a week washing dishes for minimum wage. This is bad enough. You're barely making enough money to make financial ends meet. However, what if your employer was not paying the full amount of wages you've earned?Unfortunately, this...
Month: May 2017
Attitudes about sexual harassment start young
When it comes to how we think and feel about romantic relationships - as well as gender, sexual harassment and misogyny - we are heavily influenced by what we learn in our youth. And many of these beliefs go hand-in-hand.A study performed by the Making Caring Common...
Advice for severance packages following termination
Most California employees will not be entitled to a severance package in the event of termination. However, some have the legal right to demand severance pay. It all depends on what your employment contract, employee handbook or employee manual says. Additionally,...
Working off the clock: Is it legal?
In most workplaces in California, hourly employees are paid time-and-a-half for working overtime. In most cases, overtime refers to working more than 8 hours in a day or 40 hours in a week.But a surprisingly common abuse of employees by employers is requiring them to...
Were you terminated for supporting a sexual harassment claim?
Some might say that you were in the wrong place at the wrong time. You witnessed an act of sexual harassment at your workplace, and it was traumatic enough just to see it. After you stepped forward to support the victim and back up the victim's claims, you became a...
Have you been victimized by a touch-feely boss?
It started innocently enough. Your boss invited you to lunch, paid the bill and you enjoyed the conversation about work and your respective families. Things soon escalated, however, and he started inviting you to dinner. You have refused time and time again, but he...
Why Hire Bononi Law Group?
You can choose among many California law firms when seeking an attorney for your employment law matter. Here are four reasons you should consider Bononi Law Group.