On behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Jan 27, 2020 | Employment Law
Experiencing discrimination or harassment in the workplace can be both shocking and overwhelming. You may wonder how you should move forward to get justice, but in the past, you may not have had a choice. For years, employers in California could choose precisely how...
On behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Dec 11, 2019 | Employment Law
You probably feel fairly secure in your job in Beverly Hills. You come to work every workday, perform the functions expected of you and avoid practices that would merit any disciplinary action. How, then, could your boss one day fire you out of the blue? Like most,...
On behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Sep 16, 2019 | Employment Law
Some companies categorize workers as independent contractors when they should actually consider them employees based on IRS regulations. Although this is a money-saving strategy for these businesses, they pass the burden of payroll taxes to these misclassified...
On behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Aug 15, 2019 | Employment Law
In recent years there has been a tremendous increase in the use of biometric technology for security and time-keeping in the workplace. Although this technology can be convenient for employees, it brings significant risks for workers. As an employee who has to use...
On behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Oct 4, 2018 | Employment Law
For many years, women in the American workforce have simply accepted lower wages for the same work as their male counterparts. The truth is, there wasn’t much choice for them. Their employers would offer them less money, take it or leave it. However, this...
On behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Aug 9, 2018 | Employment Law
Many of us consider Facebook and other forms of social media to be critical avenues for self-expression. We use these tools to share our ideas and genuinely held beliefs – it is part of our rights and duties as Americans. However, what happens when your boss...
On behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Jun 21, 2018 | Employment Law
It seems that women making less than men for the same skills and performance has been a problem throughout this country’s history. Although everyone should know that paying women less than men is illegal and unethical, the practice continues. However, recent...
On behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Apr 2, 2018 | Employment Law
In 2018, we should be far beyond racism against African Americans in the workplace. It is nothing short of shocking to read that racial discrimination still exists in many American companies. Yet this is the case. Although there are far less overt and explicit acts of...
On behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Mar 12, 2018 | Employment Discrimination, Employment Law
The problem with most cases involving workplace discrimination is that they are not terribly obvious. As a general rule, employers aren’t going to send a memo to an employee, in writing, saying “we are firing you because we don’t approve of your sexual orientation,”...
On behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Mar 2, 2018 | Employment Law
Fighting Back: The Changing Landscape of Workplace Harassment At the Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C., we are on the forefront of helping people who have been victimized in the workplace. See our recent slideshare, which outlines the primary points of our white...