In a disability discrimination case against an employer, does the employee have to prove that the employer’s alleged discriminatory action was based on the employer’s animus in proving intent to to discriminate? Of course, that question was answered by the … Continue reading
The Department of Fair Employment and Housing just issued a guide for employers with transgender employees. You can download the guide, here.
The California Courts of Appeal haven’t been issuing any published FEHA decisions lately, so I look to unpublished decisions to see what’s going on. I found a tawdry case from the Second District which reminded me of Abraham Lincoln’s advice … Continue reading
Netflix’s Making A Murderer (“MAM”) has certainly made a splash. I watched it before Christmas, having just stumbled across it on Netflix late one night. Once I started watching, I couldn’t stop. I won’t rehash the story here and won’t … Continue reading
Here’s a nightmare case for a plaintiff’s attorney and her client. In this story, plaintiff filed a FEHA lawsuit against the Los Angeles Fire Department for racial discrimination, racial harassment and retaliation. The case went to trial and plaintiff lost. … Continue reading
I guess I’ll be considered a heretic again for this post. But I can’t help it because the story is so ridiculous. A fourth grader in Florida was sent to the principal’s office for sexual harassment. What did this fourth … Continue reading
According to this story in the Insurance Journal, Farmers Insurance may be facing a class action lawsuit by female attorneys it employed. Currently there are nine attorneys involved in the lawsuit but plaintiffs’ attorneys filed a motion seeking class action … Continue reading
Jury trials are an important component of our republic. The Seventh Amendment to the United States constitution says: In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be … Continue reading
Congratulations to attorney Marvin Krakow and his team for winning a $1,009,089 verdict against Prime Healthcare Services, Inc. on September 21, 2015 after trial in Van Nuys. Crazy things were going on at the Encino Hospital Medical Center. Its Chief … Continue reading
I like cases when a summary judgment is overturned on appeal. In this case, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently concluded that an age discrimination case filed under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) can proceed, even though … Continue reading