Supreme Court Bars Mandatory Union Dues For Public Employees -
Janus v. AFSCME, 585 U.S. ___, 2018 WL 3129785 (2018) -
In a highly anticipated decision, the United States Supreme Court held that it is a violation of...more
7/12/2018
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Class Action ,
Discrimination ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
FEHA ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hostile Environment ,
NLRB ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
SCOTUS ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
Last night, Oscar-winner Frances McDormand ended her acceptance speech with a reference to two words – “Inclusion Rider” – that sent many Oscar viewers scrambling to Google her cryptic message. But the term, and its legal...more
On Thurs. Feb. 15, 2018, a downtown Los Angeles jury awarded Dr. Lauren Pinter-Brown, a former UCLA oncologist, $13 million in a gender discrimination case. Pinter-Brown alleged that she was forced to take another job after...more
California’s Fair Employment and Housing Council (“FEHC”) has finalized new regulations further limiting employers’ ability to consider criminal history when making employment decisions. The new FEHC regulations, which are...more
$90 Million Judgment Reinstated: Employers Must Relieve Employees Of All Duties During Their Rest Periods -
Augustus v. ABM Sec. Servs., Inc., 2016 WL 7407328 (Cal. S. Ct. 2016) -
Jennifer Augustus filed this...more
1/10/2017
/ Anti-SLAPP ,
Appeals ,
Apple ,
Assault ,
Breach of Contract ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Car Accident ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
CNN ,
Defamation ,
Delivery Drivers ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Discrimination ,
DLSE ,
Emotional Distress Damages ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Protection ,
FEHA ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Hostile Environment ,
On-Call Employees ,
Preemption ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Retaliation ,
Safe Harbors ,
Security Guards ,
Stock Options ,
Summary Judgment ,
Teamsters ,
Unions ,
UPS ,
Vacation Pay ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Statements ,
Wages ,
Workers' Compensation Claim ,
Wrongful Termination
On September 24, 2016, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed A.B. 1687 – a measure aimed at preventing age discrimination against film, television, and other professionals in the entertainment industry whose ages could be viewed...more
9/30/2016
/ ADEA ,
Age Discrimination ,
Discrimination ,
Entertainment Industry ,
Film Industry ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Motion Picture Industry ,
Movies ,
New Legislation ,
Online Platforms ,
Targeted Employment Area ,
Television Programming
Newly Enacted California Statutes -
Paid Sick Leave Law Is Amended -
The amendments to the law include a clarification as to who is a covered worker; alternative accrual and payment methods; and a grandfather...more
11/11/2015
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Discrimination ,
E-Verify ,
Fair Pay Act ,
Grocery Store Workers ,
Labor Commissioners ,
On-Duty Meal Period Waivers ,
Piece-Rate Pay ,
Sick Leave ,
Termination ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Statements ,
Whistleblowers
The latest legislative session has just ended, and, true to form, the California Legislature has added more than a dozen new laws affecting employers doing business in the nation’s largest state. These statutes are in...more
10/21/2015
/ Accrual Method ,
Anti-Pay Secrecy ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
Change in Control ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Discrimination ,
E-Verify ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
Enforcement ,
Equitable Relief ,
Fair Pay Act ,
Gender Equity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Governor Brown ,
Governor Vetoes ,
Grocery Store Workers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthy Workplaces Healthy Families Act 2014 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Joint Liability ,
Labor Commissioners ,
Labor Standards Enforcement ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
New Legislation ,
On-Duty Meal Period Waivers ,
Piece-Rate Pay ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Protected Activity ,
Protected Class ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Retaliation ,
Sick Leave ,
Social Security Administration (SSA) ,
Substantially Similar ,
Unpaid Leave ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Garnishment ,
Wage Statements ,
Whistleblowers
Newly Enacted California Statutes -
The Word "Alien" Is Stricken From The California Labor Code -
Section 1725 of the California Labor Code defines "alien" as "any person who is not a born or fully naturalized...more
9/8/2015
/ ADEA ,
Age Discrimination ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Background Checks ,
CAFA ,
Cheerleaders ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Commercial General Liability Policies ,
Commercial Truck Drivers ,
Cumis Counsel ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Discrimination ,
En Banc Review ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
First-to-File ,
Grocery Stores ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act (ICRAA) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Labor Code ,
Labor Commissioners ,
Misclassification ,
Motion for Summary Judgment ,
National Guard ,
New Legislation ,
Pretext ,
Qui Tam ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Removal ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Retaliation ,
Title VII ,
Unfair Competition ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblowers
It is no secret that California is no friend to arbitration agreements. As the United States Supreme Court noted in its 2011 opinion in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, “California’s courts have been more likely to hold...more
8/26/2015
/ Arbitration Agreements ,
AT&T Mobility v Concepcion ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Conditional Job Offers ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Job Applicants ,
Pending Legislation ,
Retaliation ,
SCOTUS ,
Unconscionable Contracts ,
Void and Unenforceable ,
Waivers
"Unauthorized Alien" Who Provided False SSN Can Proceed With Disability Discrimination Lawsuit -
Salas v. Sierra Chem. Co., 2014 WL 2883878 (Cal. S. Ct. 2014)
Vicente Salas worked on Sierra Chemical's production...more
7/15/2014
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Age Discrimination ,
Anti-SLAPP ,
Car Accident ,
Class Action ,
Disability ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Discrimination ,
Disparate Impact ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Independent Contractors ,
Just Compensation ,
Misclassification ,
Non-Resident Aliens ,
Popular ,
Right to Work ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Statistical Sampling ,
US Bank ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workers' Compensation Defense
Employee Must Prove That Illegal Retaliation Was The "But For" Cause Of Adverse Job Action Under Title VII -
University of Tex. S.W. Med. Ctr. v. Nassar, 570 U.S. ___, 2013 WL 3155234 (2013) -
The United States...more
7/12/2013
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
But For Causation ,
CAFA ,
Class Action ,
Discrimination ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Misclassification ,
Over-Time ,
Race Discrimination ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Retaliation ,
SCOTUS ,
SEIU ,
Settlement ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Supervisors ,
Title VII ,
Unions ,
UT Southwestern Medical v Nassar ,
Vance v. Ball State University
The Supreme Court ruled that a plaintiff asserting retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) must prove that the retaliation was the “but for” cause of the employer’s adverse action....more
7/4/2013
/ But For Causation ,
Discrimination ,
FEHA ,
Harassment ,
Nassar ,
Retaliation ,
SCOTUS ,
Supervisors ,
Title VII ,
UT Southwestern Medical v Nassar ,
Vance v. Ball State University ,
Vicarious Liability
Kenneth Hatai sued his employer (CalTrans) and his supervisor (Sameer Haddadeen), alleging discrimination based on his Japanese ancestry and the fact that he was not of Arab ancestry like Haddadeen. The case was tried to a...more
5/10/2013
/ Class Action ,
Coerced Patronage ,
Collective Actions ,
Discrimination ,
Enforcement ,
Forum ,
Genesis HealthCare ,
Genesis Healthcare Corp. v. Symczyk ,
Mental Illness ,
Mootness ,
Race Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Suicide ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Unpaid Wages
Cynthia Lawler alleged disability discrimination, harassment, retaliation and intentional infliction of emotional distress (“IIED”) associated with the termination of her employment. The district court granted summary...more
John McGrory alleged his employment was terminated because he is male and because he participated in his employer’s internal investigation. He also alleged defamation associated with a statement the vice president of human...more
Wynona Harris alleged her employment was terminated by the City of Santa Monica because of her pregnancy in violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act. The city claimed Harris had been fired for poor job...more
In This Issue:
- $1.347 Million Award To Former General Counsel For Breach Of Implied Contract Is Upheld - Faigin v. Signature Group Holdings, Inc., 211 Cal. App. 4th 726 (2012)
- $114,000 Pregnancy...more
1/14/2013
/ Breach of Implied Contract ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Disability ,
Discrimination ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
FEHA ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Jury Instructions ,
Lucasfilm ,
Negligent Supervision ,
Over-Time ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Termination ,
Workplace Violence