The New Rule: Employees are given whistleblower protection for lodging complaints of violations already known to the employer.
While California courts have already granted employees with broad whistleblower protection
Continue Reading ALERT: CHANGE IN LAW – RETALIATION PROTECTION NOW GIVEN TO EMPLOYEES COMPLAINING OF KNOWN VIOLATIONS
Hand-signed arbitration agreements will be easier for employers to enforce in light of a recent California Court of Appeal ruling. Declarations from former employees claiming they “do not recall” having
Continue Reading When Employees Sue, You may Wish They had Signed Their Arbitration Agreements by HandPlease join us for a complimentary webinar on Thursday, June 16, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. PST (1:00 p.m. EST) for insight on emerging threats in California employment litigation. Fox employment
Continue Reading Webinar – “New Threats to California Employers”Another blog about sexual harassment – why? Because it still happens all of the time, that’s why!! I wish it didn’t, but it does.
As recent news events with a
Continue Reading Why Are We Still Talking About Sexual Harassment? Because People Are Still Acting Creepy That’s Why
With so much going on for employers in 2020, let us not forget the #MeToo movement and related changes in California’s laws requiring sexual harassment prevention training. All employers with
Continue Reading Don’t Forget CA Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Mandate in 2020
With so many businesses either re-opening or planning to reopen in California, let’s not forget that all employees (not just supervisors) must be trained in harassment prevention before year end.
Continue Reading California Provides a Free Harassment Prevention Online Tool for Employees
The #MeToo movement is two years old this month, and what a profound cultural shift it has been. Workplace conduct that just a few years ago was tolerated, ignored, overlooked,
Continue Reading The Legal Norms are A-Changin’ in the Post #MeToo Era
Our Labor & Employment team has been busy this fall! As loyal readers, your inboxes have been filled with our updates on all the changes to California employment laws. This
Continue Reading Top 10 List of California’s Newest Employment Laws
In 2018, California passed numerous pieces of legislation in response to the #MeToo movement that expanded the obligations of employers to provide sexual harassment prevention training. SB 1343 is one
Continue Reading Employers Provided with Extra Time to Comply with California’s New Harassment Prevention Training Requirements
Humans are not unbiased observers and decision makers. I’m not talking here about prejudice based on protected categories. I’m talking more generally about systemic flaws in how our brains interpret
Continue Reading Sexual Overperception Bias and Workplace Harassment