While motions for summary judgment are usually tricky to obtain in fact-laden employment cases alleging discrimination, failure to accommodate, and failure to engage in the interactive process, the Court of Appeal recently...more
11/21/2024
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Disability Discrimination ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Failure to Accommodate ,
FEHA ,
Leave of Absence ,
Police ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Retaliation ,
Summary Judgment
Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Court of Appeal has published an important decision clarifying the employer duty to provide meal periods and the respective responsibilities of staffing agencies and the client companies they...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Court of Appeal has utilized theories of equitable estoppel and agency to hold that an employee must arbitrate claims he asserted against an alleged joint employer, even though that defendant...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment yesterday heard and approved AB 5, The Opportunity to Work Act, as it continues to move through the legislative process....more