Sometimes, your boss knows things about you that you don't want your coworkers to know.  Maybe you have a disability, or are going through marital troubles, or are being treated for bipolar disorder.There are often good reasons you have to tell your supervisor things like this.  Maybe you explained why you had to miss...

As many employees know, more and more companies – especially in the fast-food industry – use something called a “franchise” to separate the main company legally from your local store and employer.  While your local Pizza Hut may look exactly like all the other Pizza Huts you see, it is probably owned by a...

A subway franchise in Washington DC is being sued by a former sandwich maker for shorting employees' overtime.Erwin Zambrano Moya filed a lawsuit against the franchise alleging the company's owner created fictitious employees for every real employee that worked there. When employees would work over 40 hours a week, the real employee who receives...

Einstein defined insanity as “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Pavel Curda, an investor and advisor for start-up companies, was attending industry events in Berlin this past July. Throughout these meetings, Curda meets women from throughout the industry as well. As a testament to Einstein's theory, Curda sent...

McLean v. State of California (2014), Cal.App.4th, No. C074515, decided on August 19, 2014, that a class action could proceed for waiting time penalties under Labor Code section 203 for the employer's failure to pay retirees their final wages at the time they retired.  Pursuant to Labor Code section 202, employers have to pay...