USA Waste of California should be in the running for inclusion in the Top 10 Worst Employers in California. In a recent decision, a Ninth Circuit panel reversed a summary judgment granted for USA Waste in a FEHA age discrimination … Continue reading
Published FEHA cases from the California appellate courts have been slow in coming, so let’s look at a recent unpublished case from Second Appellate District Court of Appeal. In this case, plaintiff sued her employer alleging disability discrimination in violation … Continue reading
Motions for summary judgment are a pain in the neck and elsewhere. I suspect they are a pain for defense attorney’s too, especially when they file MSJ’s just because their clients make them do it, even if there’s no hope … Continue reading
I like this case because the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a summary judgment granted for Sears, the defendant employer, on a FEHA case of disability discrimination. Plaintiff’s attorneys always contend with defense counsel’s ridiculous criticisms of declarations offered … Continue reading
The Courts of Appeal have not issued many published decisions lately on FEHA cases, but here are two recent unpublished decisions concerning defendant’s evidence of a legitimate nondiscriminatory reason for termination and another case regarding an attorney’s fee award. Davis … Continue reading