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What's It Worth?: Recent Local Settlements ( September 1999 )
A Fair Labor Standards Act case brought by 15 illegal immigrants against two Chinese restaurants was recently settled for $140,000. Plaintiffs claimed they were entitled to overtime and minimum wages. Defendant claimed plaintiffs, as illegal aliens, had no rights under FLSA, and further claimed that defendant was entitled to an offset for housing the defendant provided to the plaintiffs. -
Labor and Employment Update: Supreme Court Review--Past, Present and Future ( January 1998 )
This update reviews significant decisions in the area of labor and employment law issued by the United States Supreme Court, as well as important cases handed down in early 1998 and significant cases pending presently before the Supreme Court. -
Labor & Employment Update--April 1998 ( April 1998 )
This update contains articles entitled: Court Gives Expansive Definition Of "Supervisors" For Purposes Of Strict Liability Under The FEHA; Scope Of Domestic Partners Benefit Ordinance Limited; Mental Disorder Must Limit Major Life Activity To Constitute "Disability" Under FEHA; Court Questions Use Of Statistical Evidence In Layoffs; Counselor's Corner—Conducting Workplace Investigations. -
Labor & Employment Update--August 1998 ( August 1998 )
This update contains article entitled: Employee Reports Of Harassment Are Protected Against Libel Or Slander Suits; Illegal Employee Still Entitled To Protection From Sexual Harassment; California Court Eases Burden on Employer Who Discharges Employee for Harassment or Other Misconduct; Harassment Claims Need Not Be Based On Recent Misconduct; and State Legislature Bans The Use Of Genetic Tests By Employers. -
Labor & Employment Update--February 1998 ( February 1998 )
This update contains articles entitled: Melrose Actress Wins Over $4 Million In Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit; Discrimination Lawsuit Dismissed Because Of Workers' Compensation "Stress-Free" Work Restriction; Supreme Court Resolves Dispute Over Invalid Age Discrimination Releases; and Workplace Comments Result In Judgment Against Employer For Sexual Harassment. -
Labor & Employment Update--July 1998 ( July 1998 )
This labor and employment report contains articles entitled: United States Supreme Court Frames New Rules on Sexual Harassment; California Supreme Court Finds That Supervisors Cannot Be Individually Liable For Discrimination; and Federal Court of Appeals Finds Workplace Arbitration Agreement Unenforceable. -
Labor & Employment Update--March 1998 ( March 1998 )
This update contains articles entitled: California Legislature considers Restrictions Against Layoff Of Older Workers; No Duty To Accommodate Disability Exists Absent Employer's Knowledge Of The Disability; Asking Secretary for Coffee Does Not Constitute Gender Discrimination; Same-Sex Harassment Actionable under Title VII; and Providing A "Stress-Free" Workplace Is Not A Reasonable Accommodation Under The ADA. -
EEOC Guidance on Employer's Vicarious Liability for Workplace Harassment ( August 1999 )
On June 18, 1999, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued Guidance on an employer's vicarious liability . -
Frequently Asked Employment Law Questions ( August 1999 )
Can I be fired without just cause? In California most workers without a contract are considered "AT WILL" employee. -
How Can the Company Protect Itself From Liability for Supervisors Who Sexually Harass Employees? ( August 1999 )
The U. S. Supreme Court has ruled that employers are responsible for even a low-level supervisor's sexual harassme.
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