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• KOREATOWN, LOS ANGELES EMPLOYMENTY LAWYERS

  Koreatown, Los Angeles, is a neighborhood in the Mid-Wilshire district of the city. Home to a population of 340,000 and covering just under 5-square-mile, it has the highest population density of all neighborhoods in Los…

• JOBLESS RATE THE HIGHEST IT HAS BEEN IN OVER 25 YEARS. MAKE SUREYOUR CA JOB IS SAFE.

  California employees are continuing to lose their jobs in this tough economy. The country’s unemployment rate is also on the rise. Unemployment shot up more sharply than expected last month, to 10.2% from 9.8% in…

• ARE YOU GETTING PAID FOR THE TIME YOU SPEND PREPARING FOR YOUR JOB?

  In California, your employer must pay you for the hours you work. This might also include the hours you spend preparing for your job. Talk to an experienced employment attorney to see if your wages…

• ARE YOU OVER 40? YOUR CA EMPLOYER CAN’T USE YOUR AGE AS A REASON TO FIRE YOU.

  California employees over 40 are protected by state and federal law. More specifically, the law states that your employer cannot use your age as a reason to discriminate against you. This means that firing you,…

• MUSLIM AND MOROCCAN MAN DISCRIMINATED AGAINST BY HIS CA EMPLOYER

  In California, it is against the law for your employer to discriminate against you because of your race, religion, nationality, age, gender, or sexual orientation. If your supervisor or another co-worker is treating you adversely…

• HELP! MY BOSS WON’T STOP SEXTING ME!

  California labor law prohibits sexual harassment in the CA workplace. Sexual harassment can take many forms, from jokes, to touching, to inappropriate comments, and even sexting. What is sexting? The latest form of workplace harassment…

• YOUR CA EMPLOYER CAN’T FIRE YOU BECAUSE YOU TAKE LAWFUL PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

  In California, it is against the law for your employer to make your employment conditional upon your health. If your doctor prescribed medication for you, whether it is for depression or an injury or anxiety,…

• SOUTH GATE, LOS ANGELES EMPLOYMENT ATTORNEYS

  South Gate is a city in Los Angeles County with about 100,000 residents. The Mexican population in South Gate has been steadily increasing since the Watts riots of the 1960s. Hispanics now make up over…

• WHITE, MEXICAN, AND BLACK OFFICERS DISCRIMINATED AGAINST ON THE JOB.

  In California, it is against the law for your employer; whether it is the state or local government, or a private business, to discriminate against you. Discrimination occurs when your employer treats you adversely because…

• SAME SEX HARASSMENT IS ON THE RISE IN CALIFORNIA

  We usually think of sexual harassment as taking place between a man and a woman, however studies show that same-sex sexual harassment in the California workplace may be increasing. Same sex harassment, whether it is…