Blog Posts in 2014

This bill is responding to the sexual harassment case, Kelley v. Conco Companies (2011) 196 Cal.App4th 191. In Kelly , the court held that to prove sexual harassment, there must be an element of ...

Legal Effect of Berman Waivers on Arbitration Agreements The California Legislature implemented Berman hearings, as codified in California Labor Code §98, to provide an efficient an inexpensive ...

To determine whether a franchiser may be held liable for sexual harassment by a franchisee employee, courts must decide if the franchisor has retained the requisite level of control over the ...

In Burrage v. United States , the United States Supreme Court addressed the element of causation in a criminal statute, which specifically contain the phrase "results from." Though this was a criminal ...

Elder abuse is a common and growing problem—in fact, each year thousands of elder people are subjected to elder abuse and may not even realize it. This comes as a result of age, frailty, or a ...

Resulting from understaffed facilities and oftentimes the desire to maximize profits, nursing home neglect is a growing problem in the community. Compounding the problem is the reality that it can ...