Multiple sclerosis is a chronic neurological disease that affects the central nervous system in ways that are often unpredictable and difficult to document through routine medical testing. For individuals with relapsing-remitting MS—the most common form of the...
Pregnancy discrimination takes many forms, but one of the most direct is an employer compelling a pregnant employee to begin maternity leave before she is ready—and before any medical need exists. When an employer makes this decision unilaterally, based on assumptions...
Home health aides provide essential care to elderly, disabled, and chronically ill individuals—often working long, unpredictable hours that far exceed a standard eight-hour day. When employers pay these workers a flat daily rate regardless of how many hours they...
Fibromyalgia is one of the most misunderstood and underestimated disabling conditions in the Social Security disability system. Despite being a recognized medical diagnosis that can cause profound and widespread suffering, fibromyalgia presents a unique evidentiary...
Social Security Disabled Widow’s Benefits—also referred to as Disabled Widower’s Benefits for male applicants—provide monthly payments to surviving spouses who are disabled and whose deceased spouse had sufficient Social Security earnings credits. One of...
Getting injured on the job is stressful enough on its own. Discovering that filing a workers’ compensation claim has put your employment at risk makes an already difficult situation significantly worse. California law explicitly prohibits employers from...
Utility lineworkers who perform electrical repairs along roads and highways face one of the most hazardous work environments imaginable—exposed to live electrical equipment on one side and moving traffic on the other. Despite traffic control measures, warning signs,...
California’s agricultural workforce is the backbone of one of the largest food-producing economies in the world, yet many farmworkers are paid under piece-rate systems that can—and frequently do—result in compensation falling below the legal minimum wage. When...
Commission-based pay systems are common in sales environments and, on their surface, appear neutral—everyone earns based on performance. But when the design of a commission structure systematically produces lower earnings for female employees, that apparent neutrality...
As workplaces evolve and employers invest in training programs designed to build new technical or professional skills, older employees are sometimes quietly left out. When workers over 40 are consistently passed over for upskilling opportunities that are made...
