California fast food workers have more voice in their industry and more protection under the new Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act. Gavin Newson signed the Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act into law in 2022, and it became effective on January 1, 20203. The FAST act is just one of several new California employment laws designed to give workers better protection.
The Surface Transportation Assistance Act (STAA) protects you if you are a whistleblower from retaliation by your employer for reporting safety violations committed by your employer. The STAA also protects drivers who refuse to drive when conditions are unsafe.
STAA protects private sector drivers from wrongful termination as whistleblowers in the following situations:
If you have been reading the news recently, you may know about the tensions between the railroad workers and their major freight line employers in the United States. On Monday, November 21, 2022, a contract deal that was brokered by the White House was rejected by one of the biggest railroad unions in the country due to frustrations surrounding railroad workers’ sick leave and attendance policies. Now, the country is bracing for a possible rail strike that could begin as imminently as December 5th, 2022.
If you were fired illegally in California, you may want to speak with a California wrongful termination lawyer. Racial discrimination is prohibited by both state and federal laws, and you have protections in place to help you fight your employer. You can ask to be compensated for the damages you suffered because of being a discrimination in the workplace victim. Here is a closer look at how to address the matter.
Many forms of discrimination in the workplace are illegal, including discrimination on the basis of racial group or religious affiliation. A still commonly experienced form of discrimination at work is anti-Semitism. This is when an employee is discriminated against because they are Jewish.
On October 19, 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released their new “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster. It replaces their old “Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law” poster that had been in place for more than a decade.
If you have been a victim of wrongful termination in California, you can pursue a claim against your employer. Here we will discuss 5 tips for winning your California wrongful termination claim. You will need to ensure you gather evidence and documentation to support your claim, so you can get your claim on the right track and recoup your losses.
If you were fired for reporting harassment in your workplace, then it is likely you are eligible for a wrongful termination claim. When you are wrongfully terminated it is likely you have been fired for a reason that is illegal under federal anti-discrimination laws.
It is important for you to be aware of the most common legal issues employees face so that you can identify legal issues in the workplace and ensure any laws are not broken.
A right to work state is one that has passed legislation guaranteeing that no one can be made to join a union or pay dues or fees as a condition of their employment. All States have the right to enact these laws under Section14 (b) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).
