RSS FeedSome employees (and some employee-rights attorneys) believe that if they are wrongfully terminated and able to get a new job just days later, they will only be able to recover a few thousand dollars and it would not be “worth it” to pursue a claim, especially if they have to pay an attorney to get it. However, in California victims of employee rights violations can recover their own attorney’s fees… Continue reading
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Family Status Discrimination and Equal Pay Laws
June 22nd, 2008 
James PetersThis post is part of our ongoing series dealing with “family status” discrimination. Family status claims implicate several employment laws, depending on the facts of a given case. For example, the federal Equal Pay Act (“EPA”) and also California law mandate “equal pay” between men and women.
The fact that women disproportionately care for children in the United States is likely a direct contributor to the fact that women still tend… Continue reading