Employees in California are protected against unlawful discrimination. Individuals who have suffered workplace discrimination have recourse, and they don't have to face these situations alone. A former Amtrak employee in another state recently filed an age...
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Fed employees beware: No political liking, tweeting during work
The presidential election isn't until next year, but the off-year elections of just a few weeks ago and the debates featuring the broad field of candidates reminds us that politics knows no season. And those who work for the government, whether for the state of...
Can I negotiate a fair arbitration agreement?
In our last post we offered an update on some of the key labor-related bills that have been working their way through the legislature in Sacramento. One that earned a veto from the governor was Assembly Bill 465.That's the measure that sought to restrict the ability...
Update: Employee arbitration bill vetoed by Gov. Brown
The dynamics of the employee law arena area always in flux. Lawmakers in California and in Washington regularly look to tweak processes that are seen to be skewed in favor of one side or the other.As we noted earlier this year, the most recent legislative session in...
Holiday work doesn’t give employers a holiday from OSHA laws
Now that the tricks and treats have been dealt, what many might call the true holiday season is upon us. The big consumer holidays are just around the corner; that means that seasonal work is available and appealing to many hopeful workers in California. Some...
CA appeals court supports broader protection for whistleblowers
We have written previously about how important it is to clearly understand the scope and limitations of the state's "at will" employment laws. A post in May attempted to clarify that while the term at-will suggests that employers can fire a worker without apparent...
Ageism: A form of discrimination that will likely never die
If there is one thing that the recent recession has taught a lot of people, it is that no job is secure. And as we noted in a couple of posts late last month and early this month, many who found themselves in tough situations during those hard times were individuals...
Fired Benghazi panel investigator claims wrongful termination
The federal government employs a huge number of people. Except for the few positions that are filled by presidential appointment, politics isn't supposed to be a factor in who gets and keeps a job.That is certainly the ideal. And there are federal laws on the books...
Suit seeks to expand EEOC ruling on sex orientation job bias
Earlier this summer, we observed that one of the next great battlegrounds over gay rights would focus on the workplace. As one post from July 9 noted, the advances that have been realized in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision on gay marriage have not...
Workplace sexual harassment programs, Part 2: Adverse effects?
We continue today with subject matter initially introduced in our October 14 blog post, namely, the unintended and adverse consequences visited upon female employees in workplaces having formal sexual harassment training programs.That is the contention of Kim...
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