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Disability Discrimination Protected Activity

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Think twice before you dismiss a cry for help: ADA accommodation request or not?

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You know the scenarios: an employee reports his chair is bothering him; another employee reports the glare of the computer screen is hurting her eyes; and a third employee explains he needs a different office space, better...more

Payne & Fears

Key California Employment Law Cases: June 2019

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This month's key California employment law cases involve EEOC charges, disability discrimination, and meal breaks....more

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OFCCP Director Craig Leen Describes Agency Priorities in Comments at the National ILG Conference

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On July 31, 2019, OFCCP Director Craig Leen gave the opening remarks at the National Industry Liaison Group conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  Director Leen described several new and renewed areas of focus for OFCCP and...more

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2016/2017 Labor & Employment Observer

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Activist NLRB Created More Problems For All Employers in 2016 - What Happens Under President Trump? During 2016, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) maintained its generally pro-union, anti-employer...more

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Opposing Employer Actions Directed at General Public Not Protected Activity

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Seyfarth Synopsis: An employee who expresses opposition to an employer’s policies and practices that affect members of the general public is not engaging in an activity that FEHA protects, because the activity is not opposing...more

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Finally! Something That's Not "Protected Activity" in California

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It turns out that “protected activity” sufficient to make out a retaliation claim in California is not as broad as it may sometimes seem. On November 9, 2016, the Court of Appeal affirmed summary judgment for the employer in...more

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LA County Employee’s Retaliation Claim Fails but Disability Bias Claim Moves Forward

Barseghyan v. County of Los Angeles, No. B249184 (November 20, 2014): A California Court of Appeal recently held that an employee whose new supervisors were unaware that she had filed a sexual harassment complaint in her...more

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