Although mental health issues are often unseen, hidden, and stigmatized, they are on par in importance with physical health challenges. An employee with a mental health issue can be just as significantly sidelined from...
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As you know, Bostock is the SCOTUS decision telling us that sexual orientation and transgender status are protected traits within the classification of “sex” under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. But does the...
Imagine suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning, reporting it, and then being fired for seeking medical attention. Toxic work environment? The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) says yes. Poisoned...
Some things just age well, as an employee recently found out after suing for an on-the-job injury. The appeals court said he could sue for personal injuries and that his suit wasn’t barred by workers’ compensation. The...
Q With the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 regarding gender identification, can we leave the Title VII disclaimer in our company handbook and applications as is? Or does the...
Jun 30, 2021 · Employment Law Letter
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) compliance officers typically arrive without advance notice, which is enough to raise alarm bells in the minds of many employers. You might know why they're there. Or...
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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to complicate how employers approach temporary layoffs and furloughs spawned by lost revenues and reduced demands for their services. As if navigating the employment-based...
Jun 27, 2021 · Employment Law Letter
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Generally, California doesn't permit employees to file claims against agents of the employer, such as managers or owners. California Labor Code Section 558.1, however, states an employer or "other person acting on behalf...
The California Court of Appeal recently ruled that displaying overtime rates separately on employee pay stubs as 0.5 times the regular rate instead of 1.5 times is allowable under California Labor Code 226. The court...
On June 17, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board adopted the Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s (Cal/OSHA) COVID-19 emergency temporary standard (ETS) regulation. The same day, Governor...
Debbie Salazar alleged that her employer, See's Candies, Inc., consistently failed to provide second meal breaks to employees when a single shift exceeded 10 hours. She claimed she could provide evidence that See's...
In early June, to the great relief of public and private healthcare organizations throughout California, the legislature put Assembly Bill (AB) 650 to rest. It would have required healthcare providers to pay $10,000 in...
Often, the penalties and attorneys' fees associated with a Labor Code suit far exceed the wages at issue. In the following case, a fashion model sought a waiting-time penalty 3,000% of the one-day's wages claimed to be...
Workplace violence has been a problem in California and across the nation for decades, and it appears to be getting worse. Some governmental estimates have identified up to 36 mass killings in California workplaces in...
Fraudulent unemployment claims have risen across the country over the last year. Kansas has been hit particularly hard. In some of the opening weeks of 2021, the state received the third-highest number of initial claims...
May 31, 2021 · Employment Law Letter
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