Our Blogs

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  April 29, 2022 Hostile Work Environments: What You Should Know
  Category:  Discrimination,  Employment Law,  Sexual Harassment
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  October 11, 2017 Sexual Harassment can Occur in any Type of Workplace
  Category:  Sexual Harassment
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  September 01, 2017 Speaking Out Against Sexual Harassment
  Category:  Sexual Harassment
• January 11, 2016 Non-Sexual Hostile Conduct as the Basis for a Sexual Discrimination Claim
  Category:  Hostile Work Environment,  Sexual Harassment
• January 04, 2016 Verbal Harassment & Displays of Offensive Materials
  Category:  Hostile Work Environment,  Sexual Harassment
• December 28, 2015 "Reasonable Victim Standard" & "Hostile Work Environment"
  Category:  Hostile Work Environment
• December 21, 2015 Pervasive Conduct
  Category:  Hostile Work Environment
• December 16, 2015 Severe Conduct
  Category:  Hostile Work Environment
• November 03, 2015 Informative Workers' Rights Event Coming Soon to Los Angeles
  Category:  Employment Law
• October 26, 2015 Stress Caused by Supervisor Not a Protected Disability
  Category:  Disability Law
• October 17, 2015 Clarifying the Hostile Work Environment Claim with Regard to Isolated Racial Slurs
  Category:  Hostile Work Environment
• October 06, 2015 Delineating the Distinction Between Employees & Independent Contractors
  Category:  Employment Law
• March 23, 2015 How Do I Report Sexual Harassment?
  Category:  Employment Law,  Sexual Harassment
• January 05, 2015 USSC Will Review the Scope of Pregnancy Discrimination Act
  Category:  Discrimination,  Employment Law
• December 31, 2014 Senate Bill 292: Amendment to California's Fair Employment and Housing Act
  Category:  Employment Law
• December 26, 2014 Legal Effect of Berman Waivers on Arbitration Agreements
  Category:  Employment Law
• December 22, 2014 CA Supreme Court Opinion Clarifies Scope of Franchisor Liability
  Category:  Sexual Harassment
• December 22, 2014 USSC Looks to Employment Discrimination Statutes to Define "But For" Causation in Criminal Case
• October 29, 2014 What is Elder Abuse?
  Category:  Elder Abuse
• October 27, 2014 How to Spot Nursing Home Neglect
  Category:  Nursing Home Neglect
• March 06, 2014 Interns & Sexual Harassment: Are You Protected?
  Category:  Employment Law,  Sexual Harassment
• November 05, 2012 History of Allegations of Sexual Abuse Against the Boy Scouts of America
  Category:  Sexual Harassment
• October 01, 2012 Tolling the Statute of Limitations when Sexual Abuse is Alleged
  Category:  Employment Law,  Sexual Harassment
• September 28, 2012 Arbitration Clauses
  Category:  Discrimination,  Employment Law
• September 24, 2012 Employer Exercising Option Not to Renew Contract Cannot be Sued for Wrongful Termination
  Category:  Discrimination,  Employment Law
• September 20, 2012 Waiving Class Arbitration for Wage and Hour Class Actions
  Category:  Discrimination,  Employment Law,  Wage and Hour Claims
• September 18, 2012 Whistleblower Doctor Not Required to Exhaust Administrative Remedies
  Category:  Discrimination,  Employment Law
• September 17, 2012 Ruling of "Fair" on Consent Decree Not Enough when Third Party Impacted
  Category:  Discrimination,  Employment Law
• August 27, 2012 Employee Exhausts Administrative Remedies
  Category:  Discrimination,  Employment Law
• August 23, 2012 Spouse has Valid Loss of Consortium Claim in Latent Injury Case
  Category:  Discrimination,  Employment Law
• August 21, 2012 Assessing One-Way Fee Shifting Provision
  Category:  Employment Law,  Wage and Hour Claims
• July 27, 2012 Special Employment Allows for Recovery Under Workers' Comp and FELA
  Category:  Employment Law
• July 25, 2012 FEHA Complaint is Verified by Attorney Even When it Lacks a Signature Line
  Category:  Employment Law
• July 25, 2012 Insurance Claims Adjusters Are Production Workers
  Category:  Discrimination,  Employment Law,  Wage and Hour Claims
• July 23, 2012 Housing Projects Funded by Public and Housing Funds are not Exempt from Prevailing Wage Law
  Category:  Employment Law,  Wage and Hour Claims
• July 20, 2012 Social Security Disability Insurance Deductions from Long Term Plans
  Category:  Discrimination,  Employment Law
• July 19, 2012 Pharmaceutical Sales Reps are Outside Salesmen and Don't Get Overtime
  Category:  Employment Law,  Wage and Hour Claims,  Wrongful Termination
• July 17, 2012 Employer's Failure to Promptly Compel Arbitration is a Waiver of that Right
  Category:  Employment Law
• July 05, 2012 Refusing to Sign Disciplinary Form is Misconduct
  Category:  Discrimination,  Employment Law
• July 02, 2012 Arbitration Clause is Enforceable in Class Action Against Former Employer
  Category:  Discrimination,  Employment Law
• June 29, 2012 Civil Service Reform Act Provides Exclusive Avenue for Judicial Review
  Category:  Discrimination,  Employment Law,  Wrongful Termination
• June 27, 2012 Internet Criticism of Former Employer is Constitutionally Protected Speech
  Category:  Discrimination,  Employment Law
• June 25, 2012 The Requirements of Establishing Prima Facie Age Discrimination
  Category:  Discrimination,  Employment Law
• June 22, 2012 Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment
  Category:  Discrimination,  Hostile Work Environment,  Sexual Harassment
• June 20, 2012 Breach of Collective Bargaining Agreement
  Category:  Employment Law,  Wage and Hour Claims
• June 19, 2012 Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment
  Category:  Employment Law,  Sexual Harassment
• June 08, 2012 Successor Business Liable for Predecessor's Wage law Violations
  Category:  Wage and Hour Claims
• June 04, 2012 Retaliation and Bona Fide Partners
  Category:  Discrimination,  Sexual Harassment
• May 31, 2012 Healthcare Services and Overtime
  Category:  Wage and Hour Claims
• May 29, 2012 Overtime and Arbitration Clauses
  Category:  Wage and Hour Claims
• May 25, 2012 Prevailing Party and Attorney's Fees in Rest Break Cause of Action
  Category:  Wage and Hour Claims
• May 18, 2012 Union Membership and Wage Claims
  Category:  Wage and Hour Claims
• May 15, 2012 Employer-Employee Relationship Required to Allege a Labor Code Wage Dispute
  Category:  Discrimination,  Wage and Hour Claims
• April 25, 2012 A Successful Reformation Action Requires a Showing of Intent
  Category:  Discrimination
• April 18, 2012 Trial Court can Look at all Relevant Evidence When Making a Determination
  Category:  Discrimination,  Wrongful Termination
• March 20, 2012 The Importance of Admissions in the Judicial Process
  Category:  Wage and Hour Claims
• March 12, 2012 Government License Required to Provide Direct Mental Health Care
  Category:  Wrongful Termination
• March 08, 2012 Contractual Employment
  Category:  Discrimination,  Wrongful Termination
• February 29, 2012 Public Safety Officers and the Right to Review Personnel Files
  Category:  Discrimination,  Wrongful Termination
• February 13, 2012 At-Will Employment
  Category:  Discrimination,  Wrongful Termination
• February 08, 2012 City Must Give Notice To Remove the Police Chief
  Category:  Discrimination,  Wrongful Termination
• February 01, 2012 Employee Benefits Reserved for those Employees in an "Employer-Employee" Relationship
  Category:  Discrimination,  Wrongful Termination
• January 27, 2012 December 20th, 2011: National Labor Relations Act protection can be lost by an employee's outburst if the court determines the subject matter and nature of the outburst were not provoked by the employer's practices.
  Category:  Discrimination,  Hostile Work Environment
• January 25, 2012 Employment Discrimination Suit Barred Against a Church due to Ministerial Exception
  Category:  Discrimination
• January 18, 2012 December 14, 2011: Paying out-of-state plaintiffs overtime does not violate Due Process Clause or Dormant Commerce Clause.
  Category:  Wage and Hour Claims
• January 11, 2012 December 13, 2011: Religious Association is not liable for wrongful termination where employee's termination was due to violation of church precept.
  Category:  Discrimination,  Wrongful Termination
• November 16, 2011 Pregnancy Discrimination
  Category:  Discrimination
• November 02, 2011 October 20th, 2011: Sexual Conduct must be Pervasive to Prevail in a Hostile Work Environment Claim
  Category:  Hostile Work Environment
• October 27, 2011 Employers are not Required to Indemnify a Former Employee's Attorney's Fees When the Employer Successfully Defends Claims
  Category:  Discrimination,  Sexual Harassment,  Wrongful Termination
• October 21, 2011 Plaintiffs must have a Triable Issue to Pursue Discrimination Claims
  Category:  Discrimination
• October 17, 2011 One-Strike Rule Does Not Discriminate Against Recovering Drug Addicts
  Category:  Discrimination,  Sexual Harassment
• September 06, 2011 Pickups are not Compensation
  Category:  Pension
• August 25, 2011 Employees on Medical Leave only protected for 12 weeks
• August 23, 2011 Law School Grads Exempt from Overtime Pay
• August 22, 2011 Prevailing Employers Can Recover Costs
  Category:  Wage and Hour Claims
• August 18, 2011 "Me-too" evidence was erroneously excluded
  Category:  Discrimination,  Sexual Harassment
• August 17, 2011 After-acquired-evidence doctrine bars claim where employer would have to refuse to hire on other grounds
• August 16, 2011 Sabbatical program did not qualify as vacation
• August 15, 2011 Employer denies employee due process
  Category:  Wrongful Termination
• August 13, 2011 Sufficiency of ability to pay wages
  Category:  Wage and Hour Claims
• August 12, 2011 Prevailing Wage Law
• June 09, 2011 Welcome to our So Cal sexual harassment blog.
  Category:  Sexual Harassment
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  February 18, 2022 Sexual Harassment in the Remote (Online) Workplace
  Category:  Sexual Harassment
• November 15, 2017 Types of Sexual Harassment
  Category:  Sexual Harassment
• April 28, 2016 Connect with Us Online
  Category:  Firm News
• November 26, 2013 Types of Sexual Harassment
  Category:  Sexual Harassment
• September 26, 2012 Class Certification is Properly Denied
  Category:  Discrimination,  Employment Law