Most Frequently Asked Questions About Employment Law

1. Most Frequently Most Frequently Asked Questions Asked Questions About About Employment Employment Law Law

2. Questions that seek inappropriate medical information include: Are you disabled? How many sick days did you take last year? Have you ever made a workers’ compensation claim? and Will you require any form of physical accommodation for this job? An employer typically may ask an applicant if he or she has ever been convicted of a crime. Are There Certain Are There Certain Questions That An Questions That An Employer May Not Employer May Not Ask Ask During A Job During A Job Interview? Interview?

3. When May An When May An There are many other types of leave that an employer may be required to provide. Medical leave may also be an appropriate accommodation of a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Depending on the circumstances, the employee may then be entitled to additional leave, including leave provided for under workers’ compensation law or as an accommodation under the ADA. Employee Be Employee Be Entitled To Entitled To Medical Leave Medical Leave From Work? From Work?

4. How May An Employer Monitor Employees In The How May An Employer Monitor Employees In The Workplace? Workplace? Employers have monitored employees by placing video cameras around the workplace, as well. However, video surveillance of employees has been controversial. An employer who places a camera in the lunchroom or on a loading dock does not violate the law, but employers have been held liable for invasion of privacy, after placing hidden cameras in bathrooms or in the ceilings of employees’ offices.

5. When Is Harassment Illegal? When Is Harassment Illegal? Harassment is illegal only if it is based on some protected characteristics of the employee, such as his or her age, race, national origin, sex, religion or disability. The harassing behavior must be offensive to the reasonable person and to the employee.

6. Any work that an employer suffers or permits What Is Considered What Is Considered an employee to perform is considered compensable time under the wage and hour Working Time Working Time laws. The employee must be paid when he or Under The Wage Under The Wage she is interrupted for work, however, and if the employee’s sleep is frequently interrupted, the And Hour Laws? And Hour Laws? employee must be paid for the entire time at the work site, even time spent sleeping.

7. Hire An Attorney Hire An Attorney To answer the more questions, contact an employment law attorney in Sherman Oaks at Mancini & Associates. Tara J. Licata regularly see cases where a worker is retaliated against for raising concerns about discrimination or harassment, unfair wages, unsafe working conditions, or disability accommodations.

8. CONTACT MANCINI & ASSOCIATES Website Phone Address 15303 Ventura Blvd, Suite 600 Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 818-783-5757 https://www.mamla w.net/Contact.shtml

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