Employee Who Was Interviewed During Internal Investigation Was Protected From...
Crawford v. Metropolitan Gov’t of Nashville & Davidson County, 555 U.S. 271 (2009) Vicky Crawford was interviewed during the course of an investigation into “rumors of sexual harassment” involving...
View ArticleCalifornia Moves to Reinstate Large Emotional Distress Damage Awards in...
As regular readers of this blog know, it has been a busy summer for employment-related legislation in the California Legislature (see here and here). Yet of all the bills currently wending their way...
View ArticleMarch 2014 California Employment Law Notes
$150,000 Sexual Harassment Verdict And $680,000 Fee Award Affirmed Taylor v. Nabors Drilling USA, LP, 222 Cal. App. 4th 1228 (2014) Max Taylor worked as a floorhand on an oil rig where he alleged he...
View ArticleUnpaid Interns Are Now Protected Against Discrimination and Harassment
On September 9, 2014, California Governor Jerry Brown signed A.B. 1443, which extends the state’s anti-harassment and anti-discrimination protections to unpaid interns. Employers are now prohibited...
View ArticleThou Shalt Not Bully – Employers Must Educate Supervisors about “Abusive...
California businesses that have 50 or more employees are already required to train supervisors on legally prohibited sexual harassment. Following California Governor Jerry Brown’s recent signing of...
View ArticleNew California Regulations Regarding Discrimination, Harassment and Pregnancy...
New California anti-discrimination, anti-harassment, and pregnancy disability leave regulations go into effect on April 1, 2016. The substantive law regarding these issues has not changed. However,...
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