Here are the active ballot initiatives affecting California employment law generally. As a plaintiff’s attorney heretic on some issues, I like the Disability Access Litigation Initiative Statute which is necessary since some of my colleagues are in the business of … 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
Yesterday was the deadline for California Governor Jerry Brown to sign bills from the last legislative session. The following is a list of the new California Employment and Labor laws signed by Governor Brown. As one can see, California legislators … Continue reading
Plaintiff was an employee who did not get along with her supervisor. Things were so bad that plaintiff’s physician took plaintiff off work and concluded plaintiff suffered from adjustment disorder with anxiety. Plaintiff took a lot of time off work, … Continue reading
This is an ugly sexual harassment case. Plaintiff was a phlebotomist employed by a company who had a contract with a police department to provide phlebotomist services. Plaintiff would go to police stations and jails to take blood samples from … 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
Fortunately for the Dallas Independent School District, Texas employers do not have to answer to California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act which provides better remedies than Texas laws for victims of discrimination in the workplace. DISD’s human resources chief, Carmen … Continue reading
While doing a little bit of legal research today, I came across the case Tex-Goober Company v. Los Angeles Nut House, Inc. Now that’s a case title that grabs my attention! Here’s the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ introduction to … Continue reading
This issue really has nothing to do with FEHA, but one of the hot issues in employment law today is the issue of unpaid internships, so I might as well mention it. After all, the Los Angeles Times is writing … Continue reading
I have completely redesigned The FEHA Blog and have moved it to a new hosting site. It should be easier for me to manage, and I hope it looks good. I hope it is easy to read on a computer, … Continue reading