Employee Rights

EMPLOYEE RIGHTS TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Employee Right # 1: The "At Will Rule" & Its Exceptions

Employee Right # 2: Proactive Negotiation of "For Cause" Employment

Employee Right # 3: When "Good Cause" Isn't Good Enough

Employee Right # 4: "Termination in Violation of Public Policy"

Employee Right # 5: Lay-Offs & Discrimination

Employee Right # 6: Employee Attorneys Become "Attorneys General"

Employee Right # 7: Personnel Records

Employee Right # 8: Rest and Meal Periods

Employee Right # 9: Pregnancy

Employee Right # 10: Gender Discrimination

Employee Right # 11: Disability Discrimination

Employee Right # 12: Whistleblower Retaliation

Employee Right # 13: Breast Feeding at Work

Employee Right # 14: Mandatory Sexual Harassment Training

Employee Right # 15: Supreme Court Decision--Gender Discrimination

Employee Right # 16: Supreme Court Decision--"Whistleblower" Law

Employee Right # 17: Are You Being Set-Up for Termination?

Employee Right # 18: Tips & Gratuities: Yours or the Employer's?

Employee Right # 19: Blowing the Whistle -- Corporate Securities Fraud

Employee Right # 20: Pay is Due for Time to Change Gear or Clothing

Employee Right # 21: Investigation of Harassment

Employee Right # 22: Burdens of Proof in Sexual Harassment Suits

Employee Right # 23: Meal and Rest Break Violations (Part 1)

Employee Right # 24: Overtime Exemption

Employee Right # 25: Hair, Face, Clothing Standards (Part 1)

Employee Right # 26: Harassment--Investigative Standards

Employee Right # 27: "Prevailing Wage" Due on "Public Works"

Employee Right # 28: "OK, Prove It!" -- Proving Discrimination in Court

Employee Right # 29: Disability Accommodation

Employee Right # 30: Harassment Directed Toward Women

Employee Right # 31: Changing Job Based on False Statements

Employee Right # 32: Unfair Employment Agreements

Employee Right # 33: Reasonable Accommodation

Employee Right # 34: Compensation for Travel Time

Employee Right # 35: Duty to Reinstate a Mentally Disabled Employee

Employee Right # 36: Violence in the Workplace

Employee Right # 38: Proof of Sexual Harassment

Employee Right # 39: Hair, Face, Clothing Standards (Part 2)

Employee Right # 40: What Are My Chances of Winning?

Employee Right # 41: Are You Really Exempt from Overtime?

Employee Right # 43: Meal and Rest Break Violations (Part 2)

Employee Right # 44: Filing a Wage Claim with the Labor Commissioner