Employees who sue their former employer for wrongful termination following a workplace investigation may feel compelled to bring a claim for defamation, based on their belief that the allegations and/or investigation findings...more
This month, the California Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s grant of summary adjudication to the employer in a disability discrimination case alleging violations of the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). The...more
9/26/2024
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Appeals ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Essential Functions ,
Failure to Accommodate ,
FEHA ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Slip and Fall ,
Workplace Injury
The Ninth Circuit gave short shrift to employees’ claims that an intermediary in the commerce of strawberries was responsible for paying the farmworkers’ wages under a creative legal theory that the intermediary was a “client...more
6/13/2023
/ Agribusiness ,
California ,
Day Laborers ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Farm Workers ,
Farms ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Code ,
Labor Contractor ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
While California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) generally holds employers strictly liable for harassment by a supervisor, a recent decision from the California Court of Appeal establishes an important limitation for...more
Three key pieces of legislation, AB 199, SB 848, and SB 241 are shaping the future of remote court proceedings in California.
Remote court proceedings are no longer viewed as merely temporary pandemic-induced measures...more