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Your Right to Speak Up About What Happened to You at Work Key Takeaways: California’s Silenced No More Act (SB 331), effective January 1, 2022, limits employers’ use of nondisclosure and non-disparagement provisions that would stop workers from discussing conduct they reasonably believe is unlawful. It expanded FEHA protections beyond

When Quitting Your Job Is Legally Treated Like Being Fired Key Takeaways: Constructive discharge under California employment law occurs when an employer creates or permits working conditions so intolerable that a reasonable person would have no alternative but to resign, treating that resignation like a termination. CACI No. 2510 requires

When Asking for Help at Work Turns Into a Legal Issue Key Takeaways: The FEHA interactive process is the timely, good faith dialogue California employers must have with employees who request accommodation for a known disability. Government Code § 12940 creates two distinct duties: providing reasonable accommodation under subdivision (m)(1)

How California Limits Harassment Damages When an Employee Does Not Report Key Takeaways: The avoidable consequences doctrine in California is a damages-reduction rule, not a liability shield, arising from State Department of Health Services v. Superior Court (2003) 31 Cal.4th 1026. Under FEHA, employers remain strictly liable for supervisor harassment,

When Taking Family Leave Costs You Your Job Key Takeaways: CFRA retaliation occurs when a California employer punishes an employee for requesting, taking, or participating in a proceeding about protected family or medical leave under Government Code § 12945.2. Eligible employees at companies with 5 or more workers may take

Understanding Your Right to Take Legal Action Against Workplace Discrimination Key Takeaways: To file a workplace discrimination claim in Los Angeles under California’s FEHA, you must be an employee or applicant who experienced an adverse action tied to a protected characteristic, working for a covered employer, and act within the

Understanding Your Right to Recovery After Workplace Discrimination in Torrance Key Takeaways: Torrance employees who prevail in a discrimination lawsuit under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) can recover back pay, front pay, emotional distress damages, out-of-pocket costs, attorney’s fees, and in cases involving malice, oppression, or fraud by

When Speaking Up About Safety Costs You Your Job Key Takeaways: No, a Torrance aerospace employer generally cannot lawfully fire a worker for making a good-faith safety complaint. California Labor Code §§ 6310 and 1102.5 protect employees who report unsafe conditions or suspected legal violations, whether internally or to agencies

Understanding Workplace Retaliation Under California Law Key Takeaways: A workplace retaliation claim in Southern California becomes viable when an employee engaged in legally protected activity, suffered a materially adverse employment action, and can establish a causal link between the two. Protected activity includes formal complaints, opposing conduct reasonably believed unlawful,