A former City of Benicia employee sued the City and two supervisors for sexual harassment in violation of FEHA and for retaliation, among other causes of action. The employee and both supervisors were male. Supervisor 1 prevailed on his motion … Continue reading
I didn’t see this until today, but Phyllis Cheng, Director of the DFEH, wrote this interesting article about service animals. I have not had a case with a service animal issue but an employer facing such an issue must do … Continue reading
Justin Bieber demonstrates how not to act in a deposition. What a self-absorbed idiot. I wonder why his lawyers are empowering him by allowing him to act this way. If Justin were my client acting this way in a deposition, … Continue reading
February 25, 2014 turned out to be an interesting day for employment lawyers for two separate appellate courts issued opinions concerning the recovery of costs and attorney’s fees to the prevailing parties in FEHA cases. Both cases involved victorious defendants … Continue reading
The Department of Fair Employment and Housing recently issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking which advises that it is considering amending Title 2, sections 11087 to 11098 of the California Code of Regulations affecting Family Care and Medical Leave. Want … Continue reading
I see this quite often: a long-time employee with a good work record all of the sudden becomes incompetent or mistake-prone thus forcing the employer to fire the employee. Sometimes, this really happens. Often, however, its just an employer who … Continue reading
According to this article by Jon Ortiz of the Sacramento Bee, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing is going to be investigated for unfair hiring and promotions. According to the article, the case came about over the rapid advancement … Continue reading
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SB 292 amends FEHA regarding sexual harassment by stating sexual harassment “need not be motivated by sexual desire.” Specifically, California Government Code § 12940(j)(4)(C) was amended to change the existing definition as “harassment because of sex” to include “sexual harassment, … Continue reading
As I previously wrote here, it will now be a violation of FEHA for covered employers to discriminate against a person because he or she is a member of the military or is a veteran. For your convenience, you can … Continue reading