Many employers are familiar with the concept of constructive wrongful termination, a legal theory invoked by plaintiffs who claim that they were forced to quit as a result of intolerable and illegal working conditions. But...more
A few months ago I posted a blog article that outlined the basic rules on when a terminated or resigning employee must be paid his or her final wages in the State of California (“Payments Upon Termination of Employment: Is...more
Most California employers know that an employee who is fired must be paid all of his or her wages, including accrued but unused vacation, immediately at the time of termination. Labor Code sections 201 and 227.3. However, I...more
A woman takes a day off work to drive her significant other to a doctor’s appointment after he complains of having heart issues. ...more
We have all lived in a highly regulated, pro-employee environment for years. Moreover, there is no hiding it; employers are bombarded by news about the hazards of having employees which illustrate the various pitfalls, often...more
We have all heard the stories of the mother bear that attacks when humans wander too close to her cubs. Do humans behave any differently? According to Business Management Daily, nine out of ten employees who are terminated...more
The Little Oaks Private School, a Christian school based in Thousand Oaks, California, recently filed a lawsuit against two of its former teachers after they threatened a lawsuit. The teachers were fired last August when they...more
On January 25, 2013, Chelsea Welch, a server at a St. Louis Applebee’s, was terminated from her position after posting online a photograph of a note a customer wrote on a receipt. The note, left by a Missouri-based pastor,...more
For those of you who were losing sleep over the allegation that “Storage Wars” is fake, you can now rest easy: one month after former cast member, David Hester, claimed that portions of the show were fake and scripted as part...more
A former employee of the American Humane Association (AHA), Barbara Casey, has filed a lawsuit alleging that she was wrongfully terminated after complaining that some of the animals on the HBO show “Luck” were abused during...more
In one of the first laws of its kind, California passed Assembly Bill 1844 regarding employer use of social media. AB 1844 prohibits employers from requiring employees or job applicants to disclose a user name or password...more
In one of the first laws of its kind, California passed Assembly Bill 1844 regarding employer use of social media. AB 1844 prohibits employers from requiring employees or job applicants to disclose a user name or password...more