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Can A California Employee Be Fired For Using Marijuana?
In 2016, California passed Proposition 64, or the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act. Since then, adults have been able to legally use recreational marijuana. Before that, in 1996,…
The Effect of Proposition 22 On The Future of California Employment Law
On January 1, 2020, Assembly Bill 5 went into effect, significantly limiting companies from using independent contractors. The bill was primarily aimed at rideshare companies, Uber and Lyft, who use tens of…
Can California Employees Be Legally Fired For Not Conforming to Gender Stereotypes?
Your employer cannot fire you because they believe you do not fit within what they consider to be an acceptable stereotype. However, that does not necessarily stop employers. According to the National…
Nurse Sues Hospital For Wrongful Termination After Complaining About COVID-19 Safety
A registered nurse filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against his employer, saying he was fired last spring after expressing concerns about the hospital’s neglect of COVID-19 safety protocols. Firing an employee in…
Wage Lawsuit Accuses Mortgage Company Of Unlawful Pay Practices
A common myth is that all commissioned employees can work unlimited hours without being paid overtime. While employees may not fully understand when they are entitled to overtime, sometimes employers themselves are…
San Francisco Transit Worker Claims Racial Harassment by Purported KKK Members
An Afro-Mexican man alleged that three of his coworkers on a San Francisco transit job site harassed him and refused to work with non-white employees. He was fired after complaining to his…
San Francisco Lawsuit Accuses Cleaning Company of Misclassifying Workers
Changes to California labor law in recent years have raised questions about the way gig economy companies classify their workers. Many of them have business models that rely on independent contractors. Handy…
Lime Workers Sue For Independent Contractor Misclassification in San Francisco
Disclaimer: This article is for information purposes only. McCormack Law Firm is not involved in this class action. When Assembly Bill 5 became law in California, it sparked intense debate about labor…
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