Seyfarth Synopsis: In Ly v. County of Fresno, the Court of Appeal held that correctional officers’ claims for race, ethnicity, and national origin discrimination were barred because the claims had been previously denied in...more
10/18/2017
/ Appeals ,
Claim Preclusion ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Corrections ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
FEHA ,
Harassment ,
Jurisdiction ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Police ,
Race Discrimination ,
Res Judicata ,
Retaliation ,
Summary Judgment ,
Workers' Compensation Claim ,
Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB)
Seyfarth Synopsis: In Nakai v. Friendship House Association of American Indians, Inc., the California Court of Appeal considered whether marital disputes that spill into the workplace trigger FEHA’s marital status protections...more
California courts generally favor forum selection clauses entered into freely by parties and where enforcement is not unreasonable. This general principle is true even if the forum selection clause is “mandatory” and requires...more