Fighting for Your Rights in the San Francisco Bay Area Workplace
I am proud of my work. I represent people whose rights have been violated through workplace discrimination in hiring, promotion and firing. I help people who have been subjected to workplace sexual harassment. I also help people negotiate employment contracts and severance packages.
I can help make a difference for you. Contact Stephen R. Jaffe, Employment Lawyer.
Wrongful Termination and Retaliation
Wrongful termination means being fired for an illegal reason. Under state and federal law, it is illegal for an employer to fire an employee based on age, race, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability or pregnancy.
Retaliation means firing someone, or withholding pay raises, promotions, or other employment rewards, or changing their work conditions in a negative or unsuitable fashion -- if this is done for a purpose which is prohibited by law, then it is illegal.
Unlawful Discrimination
It is against the law to discriminate in the California workplace on the basis of
- age
- race
- national origin
- religion
- gender
- sexual orientation
- marital status
- disability
- pregnancy
If anyone in a supervisory capacity in your workplace withholds advancement or pay from you, or fires you, based on you being in one of those protected classes, then your rights have been violated.
Sexual Harassment
Sexual harassment is against the law. If you are the subject of workplace harassment, you may be entitled to money damages and other work-related remedies. That harassment may take the form of a overly sexualized atmosphere in the workplace or, more directly, as a proposition of sexual favors in exchange for a promotion, job preservation, or some other work condition.
Employment Contracts and Separation Agreements
Signing an employment agreement is like entering into any other major contract, such as a contract for the purchase of a home. You may be brilliant in your field, but you may not know how to go about maximizing your remuneration, rights, entitlements and benefits in an employment agreement. How will you handle stock options? How may a restrictive covenant affect you if you leave the job?
The same holds true when you leave your company. What are you entitled to in your severance package? How will you make sure that you get what you're entitled to?
Please contact Stephen R. Jaffe, Employment Lawyer. I have decades of experience dealing with employee issues.
Stephen R. Jaffe, Employment Lawyer
100 First Street
Suite 100-205
San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: 415-618-0100
Fax: 415-618-0080