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State Law Ignores Workplace Bullying
Wronged at Work! STATE LAW IGNORES WORKPLACE BULLYING By David Graulich, Esq. Plaintiff’s Lawyer Says Employees Need Legal Remedies As an attorney specializing in workplace law, there’s one type of phone call that leaves me distressed and frustrated. These calls come from the victims of w...
May 18, 2015
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Center for Workers Rights in Sacramento!
Had the pleasure of attending the launch of an exciting new initiative right here in Sacramento: The Center of Workers’ Rights. A coalition of groups is launching the center, including CELA (California Employment Lawyers Association). I attended the launch event at the Sierra II Community Cente...
March 6, 2015
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Can They Make Me Sign A Non-Compete Clause?
Wronged at Work! CAN THEY MAKE ME SIGN A NON-COMPETE CLAUSE? By David Graulich, Esq. I received an email a few weeks ago from a reader I’ll call Larry (not his real name): Dear Wronged at Work: I am a salesman at [a local company]. I just gave two-weeks notice to my boss that I taking a sales...
March 6, 2015
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I Work Overtime — Why Don’t They Pay Me Overtime?
Wronged at Work! I Work Overtime – Why Don’t They Pay Me Overtime? By David Graulich, Esq. At first glance, California’s overtime (OT) laws seem clear-cut. Eight hours of labor are one day’s work. If a nonexempt employee works beyond eight hours in any work day, or more than six days in any ...
March 6, 2015
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They Said I’m Too Old, So They Dumped Me
Wronged at Work! THEY SAID I’M TOO OLD, SO THEY DUMPED ME By David Graulich, Esq. “I’m too young to retire….but I’m too old to get a job.” A dilemma confronts millions of talented Americans. They are smart, experienced and ready to work. Yet they are jobless and unable to get hired due to their...
March 6, 2015
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The Rise of Men Who Don’t Work, and What They Do Instead
The nonemployed. That’s the phrase used in an excellent series of analyses being published by The New York Times. The series looks at the dismal demographics of the American workplace in this decade. I’ll be discussing the series in the weeks ahead.
March 6, 2015
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Don’t Think Like……..A Lawyer!!
I’ll be teaching a class at the Sacramento County Public Law Library on January 16, 2015, on the subject of launching a solo law practice. The title of my talk is: Don’t Think Like a Lawyer! I’m urging my audience to think like entrepreneurs who have licenses to practice law. In a declining mar...
March 6, 2015
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Struggling Wet Seal: Raw Deal to Employees
Wet Seal, a once-hot, now-not retailer to teenage girls, has a record of treating employees shabbily. One-day notice for layoffs, for example. A group of employees fought back with a protest sign in the store window. The management of Wet Seal has earned its enshrinement in the Wronged at Work ...
March 6, 2015
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…put each terminated employee up for auction and sell him or her to the highest online bidder. “Facing stiff competition and the declining growth of its auctions business, eBay announced a shake-up of the company on Wednesday, saying it planned to cut 2,400 positions, or 7 percent of its global...
March 6, 2015
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