FLG Blogs
Los Angeles’ Hospitality Employee Wage Increase: Legal Challenges, Worker Rights, and the Broader Fight for Fair Pay in 2025
In May 2025, the City of Los Angeles passed a groundbreaking wage ordinance intended to raise the minimum wage for hotel and airport workers to thirty dollars per hour by 2028, along with phased increases and added health benefit compensation…
Can I Be Fired for Union Activity in California?
Labor Unions, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, California, Los Angeles County, Fraigun Law Group
How to Negotiate a Severance Package in Los Angeles
Negotiating a severance agreement in Los Angeles isn’t just about maximizing your payout—it’s about protecting your rights, your future, and your peace of mind. Whether you’ve been laid off from a tech company in Santa Monica, let go from a firm in Downtown LA, or terminated without explanation in the Valley, you deserve to understand your options.
Heat, Hazards, and Unpaid Hours: What Every California Summer Worker Should Know
Summer brings long days, hot weather, and a wave of new jobs across California. From teens scooping ice cream to adults picking up extra work outdoors, seasonal employment is a common part of summer life. But whether the job is…
Fired for Who You Are? California’s LGBTQ+ Workers and the Fight for Fair Treatment
In California, legal protections for LGBTQ+ workers are among the strongest in the country. And yet, discrimination continues to cost people their jobs, safety, and peace of mind. For all the corporate rainbow logos and “diversity statements” that show up…
They Called It Performance — But You Were Really Asking for Help
It is a story we hear too often. A hardworking employee starts to struggle. They show signs of burnout. Maybe they take time off for a mental health condition, or ask for an accommodation to manage anxiety, depression, or another…