San Francisco Employment Law Firm Blog

When an employee leaves for a competitor and takes confidential company files, the employer’s immediate reaction is often predictable: “They stole our trade secrets. We have a case.” Maybe. But a recent Northern District of California cas...

Your employer sends you to Texas for a training course. The company pays for your airfare, hotel, meals, and other travel expenses. The training ends, and you fly back to California. Does your employer have to pay you for the hours you sp...

When your doctor takes you off work or extends your medical leave under FMLA or CFRA, getting the note is only part of the job. Make sure it actually reaches the person responsible for handling your leave at your workplace. “My doctor’s o...

You leave a steady job, move your family, and sign a new lease because an employer describes an opportunity worth relocating for. Months later, the company eliminates your position, or you discover that the job was never what you we...