Were you illegally fired during a company reorganization?
When can I qualify for family medical leave?
Everything was fine at work, and you were making plenty of money to support your family -- until you got sick. That's when your financial situation went from stable to precarious -- because you had to take a significant amount of time off of work.
Sexual harassment must be unwanted
When a California employee faces sexual harassment on the job, it can destroy the employee's ability to be productive and get his or her job done. It's a torturous condition for the victim to be in. He or she merely wants to go to work and do as well as he or she can, but the employee also has to deal with sexually charged feelings, aggressive behavior and interpersonal stresses that serve absolutely no practical purpose on the job.
Age discrimination: What to do before you sue
You never thought you'd be the victim of workplace discrimination, but age discrimination is something that can affect everyone who tries to stay in his or her job after the age of 50. Perhaps you were passed up for an opportunity you were qualified for because a younger -- but less qualified -- colleague also wanted the position. Perhaps you got fired because they thought you were too old to get the job done.
Google fires employee over controversial diversity memo
Whistleblowers can seek protection from wrongful termination
You probably didn't think your company was breaking the law when you got hired, but during the course of your employment, you found out that your company was making a lot of legal "missteps." After it weighed on your conscience for some time, you decided to file a report with your boss' boss so that the unlawful behavior would stop. The next thing you know, you're out of a job.
