The National Labor Relations Act protects your right to discuss working conditions with your coworkers, and that includes salaries.

“Can full-time, permanent employees do freelance work for our California-based company if that work falls outside their job description?”

The Fair Labor Standards Act has strict rules regarding paying nonexempt employees, and California is even stricter; one of the key components is that employees must be paid for every hour they work

“Evil HR Lady” Suzanne Lucas explains what you should say — and what you shouldn’t — when a prospective employer calls with a reference check.

After an employee lodged an OSHA complaint against a company, his manager found a journal in the employee’s office that would make any reasonable person cringe in the era of #MeToo. Comstock’s columnist Suzanne Lucas explains why it’s still a bad idea to terminate the employee in this case.

A company is considering switching a full-time worker into a contractor after the employee requested to work from home. Can the company legally do this?

How and when to give feedback to rejected candidates. 

How to cut labor cost during tough times.

While on maternity leave, an opportunity for my dream job has come up, and they want someone immediately. The hiring manager said he was impressed with my resume and would hire me. Do I have to go back to work and then give two weeks’ notice, or can I just quit? I know this might not be ethical, but legally can they do anything to stop me?

What are employers expected to do for employees when the air quality is dangerous? Are we legally obligated to close when the air quality is so bad?