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  • 2022
    • June
      • Can I Be Denied a Job for Being Pregnant?
      • Am I Required to Disclose My Pregnancy to My Employer?
    • May
      • An Overview of California’s Pregnancy Disability Leave Act
      • Maternity Leave and Pregnancy Discrimination
  • 2021
    • November
      • Can I Take a Leave From Work to Care for My Child?
    • July
      • Can My Employer Fire Me Because I Reported Illegal Activity to a Government Entity or to My Employer?
    • June
      • Can I Sue My Employer for Wrongful Demotion?
      • How To Fight Against Disability Discrimination In The Workplace
    • May
      • I Believe That I Was Discriminated Against at Work in Los Angeles. Can I Sue My Employer for Discrimination?
    • April
      • Can I Sue My Employer If I Resign?
    • February
      • Who Is My Employer?
    • January
      • New California Employment Laws In 2021
  • 2020
    • December
      • What to Know About California Section 1102.5 of the Labor Code
      • Workers: What to Know About California’s AB5
    • November
      • Does My California Employer Have to Accommodate My Disability?
    • October
      • Understanding Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment
    • September
      • What to Do If You Are Sexually Harassed at Work in Los Angeles
    • July
      • What Are Examples of Pregnancy Discrimination in the Workplace?
    • June
      • What Is Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment?
      • Can My Employer Demote Me for No Reason?
    • April
      • Does the Law Protect Me From Employee Survey Retaliation?
      • What Are My Rights as a Pregnant Employee in California?
    • March
      • The Most Common Violations Of The Family Medical Leave Act Of 1993
      • Coronavirus in the Workplace: What California Employees Need to Know
    • February
      • What Evidence is Needed for a Sexual Harassment Suit in California?
    • January
      • Signs Of Pregnancy Discrimination In The Workplace
      • Supreme Court Uses Cheerleading Case To Support Copyright Protections For Design Features On Useful Articles
      • What Are the Different Kinds of Disability Discrimination in the Workplace?
  • 2019
    • December
      • What Types of Creative Works Qualify for Copyright Protection?
      • Yadegar, Minoofar, & Soleymani LLP Represents Bachelorette Contestant, Chad Johnson, in Lawsuit
    • November
      • Can My Employer Discriminate Against Me Because of My Religious Obligations?
      • Common Examples Of Sexual Harassment In The Workplace
    • October
      • Have You Been Sexually Assaulted in the Workplace?
      • How Much Privacy Do You Have On Your Work Computer?
    • September
      • What Is a Software Development Agreement and Who Owns the Copyright to It?
      • Why Is Sexual Harassment Common in the Restaurant Industry?
      • Who Is Liable in a Sexual Harassment or Discrimination Lawsuit?
    • August
      • What Is a Hostile Work Environment in California?
    • July
      • What Will I Be Entitled To If I Win My Copyright Infringement Case?
      • Creators Of Parodies Are Granted Immunity From A Copyright Infringement Lawsuit By Claiming Fair Use
    • June
      • How Do I Establish Priority To My Trademark?
      • What Is a Bona Fide Occupational Qualification and Can I Be Discriminated Against for It?
      • What Is Trademark Infringement and How Is Infringement Determined?
    • May
      • How Is Ownership of a Copyright Transferred?
      • What is “Fair Use” of a Copyrighted Work?
      • Yadegar, Minoofar & Soleymani LLP Prevails In An Employment Discrimination Arbitration
      • What Is a “Joint Work” and Who Owns Its Copyright?
      • Does the Creator of a Copyrighted Work Always Own the Copyright?
    • January
      • How Deductions For Confidential Sexual Harassment Settlements Were Eliminated
  • 2018
    • December
      • Did Religious Discrimination Ruin My Job Interview?
      • What Are the Six Most Common Retaliation Tactics?
      • Why Does the #GoogleWalkout Matter to Workers in California?
      • How Do Sexual Harassment Myths Keep the Cycle of Abuse Going?
    • November
      • What Are the Signs that My Employer Fired Me for Being Too Old?
      • How Can Sexual Harassment Affect Your Health?
      • What Are The Characteristics Of Workplace Discrimination?
      • Am I Protected From Retaliation After Filing A Complaint?
      • Can My Disability Affect My Employer’s Decision Making?
      • Is My Employer Monitoring My Email And Internet Usage?
      • Are There Mandatory Wage And Hour Laws For California Workers?
      • Do I Qualify For A Wrongful Termination Claim?
      • How Do I Identify Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment?
      • Am I The Victim Of Workplace Sexual Harassment?
      • What Are Idea Submission Cases?
      • Do I Need An Attorney After Receiving A Severance Package?
      • Is My Non Compete Agreement Valid In California?
      • What Is The Legal Definition For Sexual Harassment?
      • Are Discrimination and Retaliation Claims Increasing in California?
      • What You Need To Know About The New Sexual Harassment Laws Signed By Governor Brown
    • March
      • Alvarado v. Dart Container – A reprieve for California Employees
  • 2017
    • April
      • What is Misappropriation of a Trade Secret?
      • What Is a “Joint Work” And Who Owns Its Copyright?
    • February
      • Does the Creator of a Copyrighted Work Always Own the Copyright?
      • What is the difference between “Disparate Treatment” and “Disparate Impact”?
  • 2016
    • December
      • What is the Fair Employment Housing Act (FEHA) and What Does it Cover?
      • What Rights Do Transgender People Have in the Workplace?
    • November
      • Does An Employer Have A Duty To Accommodate An Employee Based On The Disability Of His Family Members?
    • October
      • New Regulations Implemented For Constructing Employment Policies Against Harassment And Discrimination
      • How Much Break Time Does My Employer Have to Give Me?
    • August
      • Does “Sexual Harassment” Need to be Driven by Sexual Desires?
    • April
      • Can I be discriminated against because of my criminal record?
  • 2015
    • August
      • Latest Increase In Minimum Wage Accompanied By An Increase In Overtime Pay And Wages For Certain Salaried Employees
      • Autozone to Pay $185 Million in Pregnancy Discrimination Case
  • 2014
    • November
      • “Patent Troll” Bill Fails to Pass in Congress
      • Group Of Male Lapd Officers Accused Of Sexual Harassment In Lawsuit Against Lapd
    • October
      • What are some of the Benefits of Registering a Trademark?
      • Are English-Only Workplace Rules Legal?
    • September
      • Wage Theft Continues To Be A Growing Problem In California
      • Am I Eligible for Pregnancy Disability Leave in California?
    • August
      • What Are The Implications Of An Anti-Fraternization Policy As Applied To Non-Supervising Coworkers?
      • I am being unfairly accused of inappropriate workplace misconduct. Could I get fired if I do not cooperate with my company’s inv
      • Can my Employer Withhold Payments From Me For My Debt or My Commissions Chargebacks?
      • Is There A Difference Between An Employee And An Independent Contractor?
      • What Is A Motion for Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (“SLAPP”)?
      • Does A Website Name Constitute A Trademark?
      • What happens if my employer terminates me for both discriminatory reasons and also performance problems?
      • California Adds Domestic Violence Victims As A Protected Class In Employment Law
    • July
      • Apple, Inc. and “The Smartphone Wars”
      • What is Intellectual Property?
      • What are the Benefits of Registering a Copyright?
      • What Type Of Work Is Protected Under US Copyright law? An example Of A Recent Copyright Infringement Case
    • June
      • On “National Equal Pay Day,” President Obama Signs Two Executive Orders Designed to Cut into the National Gender Wage Gap.
      • Amendments to California’s Whistleblower Statute Create New Protections for Whistleblowing Employees
    • January
      • Navid Soleymani received the prestigious Southern California Super Lawyer Rising Star award
      • We are excited to announce Navid Yadegar and Pedram Minoofar were selected as Southern California Super Lawyers
      • We Are Excited To Announce Our Relocation
  • 2013
    • August
      • Are Non-Competition Clauses Enforceable In California?
      • Navid Yadegar was selected as a 2013 Top Rated Lawyer in Labor & Employment Law by American Lawyer Media
    • April
      • We Are Proud To Announce That Navid Yadegar And Navid Soleymani
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