California Pregnancy Leave: A Guide to FMLA, PDL & CFRA

California is among the few states that provide family medical care and pregnancy disability leave (PDL). Pregnancy and family medical leaves can be tricky for employees and employers. Understanding FMLA, PDL, and CFRA can help you manage these leaves better. What is the FMLA? The FMLA is a law that requires certain employers to offer their employees unpaid, job-protected leave...

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Can an Employer Ask Me for Proof of Disability?

If you live with a disability, the America Disability Act (ADA) protects you from discrimination and harassment at work. The Act restricts your coworkers and employer from exhibiting prejudice against you due to your disability. It is essential to understand your rights if your employer inquires about your incapacity or asks you to provide proof of disability. Should an Employer...

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Can You Be Fired for Performance Issues Caused by Your Disability?

The Americans with Disability Act, or ADA, forbids harassment against persons with disabilities at the workplace. As a federal civil rights law, the ADA ensures that anyone with a disability has equal opportunities and rights to those without disabilities and shouldn’t be mistreated based on their condition. As a result, the ADA makes it illegal for employers to fire or...

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How To Deal With An Unfair Workplace

For most of us, we spend more of our waking hours at work than we do at home or anywhere else. Therefore, it is reasonable that we would want the time spent at work to be enjoyable and productive. It can be impossible to be productive and enjoy our job when we are being treated unfairly at work.  Unfortunately, employees...

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