California Questions and Answers

I work for black angus and they recently started cutting back our shifts because we are not selling one gift card per shift. Is my employer allowed to do that?
With the holidays approching the management team is under pressure to sell gift cards to their guests. However, recently they started cutting back on serving shifts if we do not sell at least one gift...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 20, 2015 05:54 AM [EST]  |  applies to California

Company was bought out. Received an offer to work for this new company but might not want to take it
The owner of the business I work for is retiring and has sold his company to a competitor looking to absorb the employees, machines, and clients from our current boss. Tomorrow is our last day, our cu...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 20, 2015 12:02 AM [EST]  |  applies to California

I work for a CA state agency, have been employed for state for over 25 years and have been at my current agency almost 9 years. Shortly after starting here a co-worker started bullying me and turning the manager and other staff against me. It escalated fr
My reputation at this department has been ruined by jealous, bullying co-worker and manager. They have both since left and I have a new manager, but the damage has been done. I have been on 8 intervie...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 17, 2015 10:11 AM [EST]  |  applies to California

Can I sue? I worked for USPS and quit to work for the corny I'm with right now. One of the reasons I chose to leave was bcz of the way my co-workers argued with the supervisors. They (both co-workers and) supervisors screamed loud and cursed at each other
This was a very stressful place to work at because of the way management would talk to us.
2 answers  |  asked Nov 15, 2015 10:53 AM [EST]  |  applies to California

I just found out that I am "ineligible for rehire" after an industrial leave. What are my options?
Hi. I was employed with a national Health Care Organization for over 13 years, before sustaining an industrial injury. My leave ran out before I was able to return to work, thus my employment with the...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 12, 2015 9:47 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

i was on workmans comp but recently resigned and have another job w/c still sending disability checks what to do?
same as above
1 answer  |  asked Nov 10, 2015 10:05 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

My employer did not give us 60 day notice to lay off...over 3000 of us are being laid off...can I sue this employer?
My daughter works for a grocery store with over 3000 people in diff stores thru out calif....2 weeks ago she was notified they were closing all stores and everyone being laid off...can she sue this em...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 7, 2015 9:50 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

I'm in California Can I discuss the character of one of my employees with my lawyer I am especially nervous about it because my lawyer has become close friends with my employee. I'm afraid that my lawyer and employee might try and hurt me in some way My l
Is it defamation of character if I tell the lawyer all the reasons I can no longer employ this person
1 answer  |  asked Nov 6, 2015 09:52 AM [EST]  |  applies to California

Can an employee who is just picking up her check not in uniform and not on the time clock be confronted to talk to her boss on her own time, then have hours cut because the boss did not like the answer or way it went
I was picking up my paycheck on Friday Oct. 23rd. My co worker said the boss wanted to see me, she (my boss) then attempted to discipline me for something someone said I did (someone being a co worker...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 2, 2015 04:59 AM [EST]  |  applies to California

i asked my employer to excuse me for work for just one day because of health issues and they denied me so i decided to call out instead because i needed to see my doctor and i asked my doctor for an excuse note so i can give it to my employer and now my e
i asked my employer for the day off and they said no because they have no one to cover me and i explain to them that its because of my health and that they needed to do some lab test and so on but the...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 30, 2015 11:04 AM [EST]  |  applies to California