Rudolph Klapper

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Seventh Circuit Ruling Permits Back Pay for ADA Discrimination for Non-Disabled Workers

Last month, in Nawara v. Cook County Municipality, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals said a violation of ADA protections from medical examinations or inquiries counts as discrimination on account of disability, regardless...more

5/2/2025  /  Adverse Employment Action , Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) , Appeals , Disability Discrimination , Employee Rights , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Discrimination , Employment Litigation , Fitness for Duty Exams , Medical Examinations , Mental Health

Roque v. Octapharma Plasma, Inc.: $11 Million Verdict in Employment Discrimination Case Despite the Absence of Economic Damages...

Employers beware. In Roque v. Octapharma Plasma Inc., a California jury delivered an award of over $11 million to an individual plaintiff in an employment discrimination case despite the absence of economic damages for wages...more

3/7/2025  /  Age Discrimination , Arbitration , Damages , Disability Discrimination , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Discrimination , Employment Litigation , Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) , Failure to Accommodate , Reasonable Accommodation

CRD's New Pay Data Reporting Requirements

California law requires private employers of 100 or more employees or remote workers hired through labor contractors to annually report pay, demographic, and other workplace data to California's Civil Rights Department (CRD)....more

4/1/2024  /  Annual Reports , Compliance , EEO-1 , Employer Liability Issues , Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) , Ethnicity , Filing Deadlines , Labor Contractor , New Guidance , Penalties , Remote Working , Reporting Requirements , State Labor Laws , Wages

The NLRB Places Non-Compete Agreements in Its Crosshairs

Certain states, most notably California, have long sought to restrict or outright ban employee non-competition covenants. The anti-compete crowd gained a strong supporter from the federal administrative state on May 30, 2023,...more

6/19/2023  /  Employer Liability Issues , Employment Contract , NLRA , NLRB , NLRB General Counsel , Non-Compete Agreements , Restrictive Covenants , Section 7

Ninth Circuit Puts Mandatory Employment Arbitration Agreements Back on the Menu

Once again, the California legislature's attempt to kneecap arbitration agreements in the employment arena has been swept aside by a federal court. As of February 15, 2023, California employers may continue to require...more

3/13/2023  /  Appeals , Arbitration , Arbitration Agreements , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Contract , Federal Arbitration Act , Mandatory Arbitration Clauses , Preemption

Los Angeles Grants Additional Protections for Hotel Workers and Additional Headaches for Employers

The Los Angeles City Council approved an ordinance on June 28, 2022 that grants a variety of health and safety protections to hotel and housekeeping employees, joining neighboring jurisdictions Long Beach, Santa Monica,...more

8/3/2022  /  Anti-Retaliation Provisions , Employer Liability Issues , Hospitality Industry , Hotels , Local Ordinance , New Legislation , Notice Requirements , Over-Time , Recordkeeping Requirements , Wage and Hour , Workplace Safety
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