Freelance Worker Rights Under SB 988: A Los Angeles Employee’s Guide
Freelance Worker Rights Under SB 988: A Los Angeles Employee’s Guide
Freelance Worker Rights Under SB 988: A Los Angeles Employee’s Guide
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…
Labor Unions, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, California, Los Angeles County, Fraigun Law Group
Negotiating a severance agreement in Los Angeles isnโt just about maximizing your payoutโitโs about protecting your rights, your future, and your peace of mind. Whether youโve 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.
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…
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 โdiversity statementsโ that show up…
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…
Work is not supposed to break you. But for too many workers in California, asking for support with a mental health condition becomes the moment everything at work starts to unravel. You try to speak up. You mention what youโre…
In California, minors can legally work, but only under strict conditions designed to protect their safety, education, and wages. Whether itโs a fast-food job, entertainment work, or a summer retail position, employers must follow detailed labor laws when hiring anyone…
California SB 7 and Employment Checks: What Workers Need to Know A proposed new law in California could change how employers screen job applicants โ and it has major implications for workers with past criminal records. Senate Bill 7 (SB…
A recent federal court decision has dismissed a proposed class action against Albertsons, where California employees alleged widespread wage and hour violations. The case had aimed to include thousands of workers in a collective legal effort for the wage lawsuit…
Wage theft is one of the most common and damaging violations faced by workers across Los Angeles. It does not always look like money being taken out of your paycheck. Often, it shows up in the hours that go unpaid,…