Laurel Holmes
@caliemployeerights.bsky.social
California lawyer representing employees against corporate abuse. This is not legal advice.
In California, an employer cannot prohibit an employee from engaging in political activity during non-work hours, or coerce them to do so.
June 12, 2025 at 10:12 PM
In California, an employer cannot prohibit an employee from engaging in political activity during non-work hours, or coerce them to do so.
In California, employees must be permitted to accrue up to five paid sick days. Sick leave may be taken for a multitude of reasons, and an employer cannot require a medical note unless the employee is out for 3 days or more.
May 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
In California, employees must be permitted to accrue up to five paid sick days. Sick leave may be taken for a multitude of reasons, and an employer cannot require a medical note unless the employee is out for 3 days or more.
This is truly shocking. Not DHS saying: "oh, your order didn't apply to this other department" BUT that they are ADMITTING using the US military for a civilian law enforcement action on US soil. They transferred custody of civilians to the military and flew them out of the country.
BREAKING: DOJ claims that the Trump administration did not violate a court order barring it from third-country removals without providing process when three people were sent to El Salvador b/c the Defense Department sent them to El Salvador on March 31, not DHS, and DOD isn't a defendant.
April 24, 2025 at 2:28 AM
This is truly shocking. Not DHS saying: "oh, your order didn't apply to this other department" BUT that they are ADMITTING using the US military for a civilian law enforcement action on US soil. They transferred custody of civilians to the military and flew them out of the country.
In California, an employer must reimburse an employee for reasonable business expenses incurred in furtherance of their employment duties.
April 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
In California, an employer must reimburse an employee for reasonable business expenses incurred in furtherance of their employment duties.
The word "available" in this order is going to be doing a lot of heavy lifting tomorrow.
NEW: Judge Xinis orders the govt to "take all available steps to facilitate the return of Abrego Garcia to the United States as soon as possible."
She also directs the govt to file a status update on Abrego Garcia by tomorrow morning at 9:30 a.m. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
She also directs the govt to file a status update on Abrego Garcia by tomorrow morning at 9:30 a.m. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
April 11, 2025 at 4:41 AM
The word "available" in this order is going to be doing a lot of heavy lifting tomorrow.
Bigger than any one piece of legislation, Cory Booker makes the eloquent case that the power of the people, as expressed through their representation in Congress, should not be usurped by a lawless President.
I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
youtube.com
April 1, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Bigger than any one piece of legislation, Cory Booker makes the eloquent case that the power of the people, as expressed through their representation in Congress, should not be usurped by a lawless President.
I love living in a place that has such local beauty!
March 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I love living in a place that has such local beauty!
Office photo day fit check and new hair color!
March 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Office photo day fit check and new hair color!
This memo is a threatened attack on the people protecting the rule of law.
Here is Trump's full memo to Bondi and Noem lashing out at the legal system, which includes significant attention on immigration litigation: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
032125-TrumpMemo-Lawyers
www.documentcloud.org
March 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
This memo is a threatened attack on the people protecting the rule of law.
In California, an employer must record all hours worked for non-exempt employees. This means that even if off the clock work is paid in some form, the failure to accurately record the employee's hours worked can lead to penalties.
March 19, 2025 at 9:13 PM
In California, an employer must record all hours worked for non-exempt employees. This means that even if off the clock work is paid in some form, the failure to accurately record the employee's hours worked can lead to penalties.
Out sourcing prison/forced labor camps, specifically sans due process and against a court order, not a good look for a country founded on "freedoms"
March 16, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Out sourcing prison/forced labor camps, specifically sans due process and against a court order, not a good look for a country founded on "freedoms"
In California, an employer must provide sick leave accrual at a rate of at least one hour per 30 hours worked for an employee who has worked over 30 days with that employer.
March 14, 2025 at 8:12 PM
In California, an employer must provide sick leave accrual at a rate of at least one hour per 30 hours worked for an employee who has worked over 30 days with that employer.
In California, it is unlawful for an employer to retaliate against or terminate an employee because they have reported discrimination or harassment including on the basis of age, disability, sex, race, or national origin.
March 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
In California, it is unlawful for an employer to retaliate against or terminate an employee because they have reported discrimination or harassment including on the basis of age, disability, sex, race, or national origin.
In California, for non-exempt employees the 30-minute meal periods must be off-duty, completely free from employer control and employees must be permitted to leave the premises.
February 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
In California, for non-exempt employees the 30-minute meal periods must be off-duty, completely free from employer control and employees must be permitted to leave the premises.
"We are the federal law" and "you had better comply because otherwise you're not getting any federal funding"
Disgusting.
Stand strong Governors.
Disgusting.
Stand strong Governors.
TRUMP: The NCAA has complied immediately. That's good. But I understand Maine -- is the governor of Maine here?
JANET MILLS: Yeah I'm here
TRUMP: Are you not gonna comply?
JM: I'm going to comply with state and federal law
T: You better do it bc you're not gonna get any federal funding at all
JANET MILLS: Yeah I'm here
TRUMP: Are you not gonna comply?
JM: I'm going to comply with state and federal law
T: You better do it bc you're not gonna get any federal funding at all
February 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
"We are the federal law" and "you had better comply because otherwise you're not getting any federal funding"
Disgusting.
Stand strong Governors.
Disgusting.
Stand strong Governors.
Exposing quid pro quo corruption at its finest. Now this is a great read: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Read Danielle Sassoon’s Letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi
Danielle R. Sassoon, Manhattan’s acting U.S. attorney, writes to Attorney General Pam Bondi, refusing to drop the case against Mayor Eric Adams.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Exposing quid pro quo corruption at its finest. Now this is a great read: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
$38 mil. Granted to SpaceX while freezing USAID (in a way that is killing people, making drug resistant TB infections more likely, and leaving tens of millions in US grain without a buyer.)
Just got a tip from a guy at the FAA. You'll never believe who is still getting new government contracts while all the contracts at the Department of Education and USAID and other agencies are being nuked from orbit.
February 12, 2025 at 3:56 AM
$38 mil. Granted to SpaceX while freezing USAID (in a way that is killing people, making drug resistant TB infections more likely, and leaving tens of millions in US grain without a buyer.)
In California, an arbitration agreement that is a condition of employment cannot be enforced against a claim of sexual harassment.
February 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
In California, an arbitration agreement that is a condition of employment cannot be enforced against a claim of sexual harassment.
Solidarity with federal workers facing an unknown future. You are our strength.
February 8, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Solidarity with federal workers facing an unknown future. You are our strength.
In California, a severance agreement is unenforceable where a signature was obtained by withholding the employee's final paycheck of wages owed.
February 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
In California, a severance agreement is unenforceable where a signature was obtained by withholding the employee's final paycheck of wages owed.
In California, it is unlawful for an employer to use the threat of termination to coerce or influence an employee's political action or activities.
February 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
In California, it is unlawful for an employer to use the threat of termination to coerce or influence an employee's political action or activities.
Pay attention: this isn't just about Gaza, it would be horrible enough even if it was, but please know that under this administration territorial sovereignty means nothing. I am *starting* to think he is not just about being a king in the USA but emperor to far expanded territories.
February 5, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Pay attention: this isn't just about Gaza, it would be horrible enough even if it was, but please know that under this administration territorial sovereignty means nothing. I am *starting* to think he is not just about being a king in the USA but emperor to far expanded territories.
In California, it is unlawful for an employer to direct or attempt to control the political activity of an employee.
February 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
In California, it is unlawful for an employer to direct or attempt to control the political activity of an employee.
I'm seeing a lot of people saying "he/they can't do that, it's illegal!" And that completely misses the point.
Laws are no longer being enforced against everyone.
When law enforcement takes direction from those breaking the law, the term illegal is no longer a constraint on conduct.
Laws are no longer being enforced against everyone.
When law enforcement takes direction from those breaking the law, the term illegal is no longer a constraint on conduct.
February 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I'm seeing a lot of people saying "he/they can't do that, it's illegal!" And that completely misses the point.
Laws are no longer being enforced against everyone.
When law enforcement takes direction from those breaking the law, the term illegal is no longer a constraint on conduct.
Laws are no longer being enforced against everyone.
When law enforcement takes direction from those breaking the law, the term illegal is no longer a constraint on conduct.
This.
It would be fantastic if major federal institutions would acknowledge that the executive branch cannot legally unilaterally cancel or redistribute congressionally appropriated funding on ideological grounds and thus they have no legal obligation to comply with such directives
Trump funding freeze a blatant violation of Constitution, federal law: Legal experts
The Constitution, federal law and court decisions make it clear: President Donald Trump's order to pause federal funding is against the law, legal experts tell ABC News.
abcnews.go.com
January 31, 2025 at 5:47 PM
This.