by Jay Butchko | Jan 31, 2025 | Discrimination Harassment, Employment
Inside the Beltway, people hang on every word that comes out of Capitol Hill or the White House. Here in California, on the complete opposite side of the country, we have bigger things to think about. In the evening, when all the restaurants in D.C. have closed...
by Jay Butchko | Mar 24, 2023 | Employment
Access to the courts is a basic right in the United States. People have the right to file civil lawsuits for any financial losses or other damages that were caused by the intentional or negligent acts of others , regardless of whether either party is a U.S. citizen. ...
by Jay Butchko | May 6, 2022 | Discrimination Harassment, Employment
Now that independent contractor gigs are becoming more common while full-time employment positions are getting harder to find for many, the stress that comes with life in the gig economy is a growing problem. Lots of gig workers recharge between gigs by playing video...
by Jay Butchko | Jan 28, 2022 | Employment
Long before the pandemic, the universal attitude toward work could be summed up in two words: it stinks. But in the long months of furloughs and work-from-home drudgery, in the silence of muted conference calls, that most of us were finally able to admit it. Call it...
by Jay Butchko | Dec 10, 2021 | Employment
The California Labor Code prohibits employers from making exaggerated or false statements about their former employees when giving a job reference. It is important to understand what an employer in California can and cannot say about a former employee when giving a...
by Jay Butchko | Sep 17, 2021 | Employment
More than 73 percent of private industry workers are provided with paid vacation days. While your employer may provide employees with paid vacation, you may wonder, “Can my employer deny my vacation request?” If you are worried that your employer may deny (or has...
