On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Oct 29, 2015 | Sexual Harassment
A recent scandal at the University of California-Berkeley may have exposed the issue of sexual harassment in academia, especially in the sciences, for many people. An astronomy professor was not fired after it came to light that he routinely harassed and sexually...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Oct 21, 2015 | Employment Discrimination
Here in California, people will provide an honest day’s work for an honest day’s pay. But many employers in the state do not pay their workers what they are owed, especially low-wage workers and immigrants. To combat this exploitation, Gov. Jerry Brown...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Oct 16, 2015 | Employment Discrimination
If you haven’t already done so, be sure to take a look at our newest white paper, “Lessons From Uber: What Every Worker Should Know About Misclassification.” Regardless of what industry you work in, the paper contains important information that may...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Oct 14, 2015 | Employment Discrimination
Gone are the days when factory workers are forced to work 10, 12 or more hours a day or risk losing their jobs. Most modern full-time jobs operate by the standard 40-hour work week, in which employees work eight hours a day, five days a week. Beyond that is overtime....
On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Oct 7, 2015 | Sexual Harassment
One does not have to work in an office, store, warehouse, factory or other traditional workplace to be subject to sexual harassment. Domestic workers may have a harder time fending off harassment, because there may be nobody besides the harasser to report the behavior...