How employers will need to defend California employment lawsuits, Labor Commissioner actions and even arbitrations must evolve come the New Year due to changes in the law that become effective
Continue Reading Employers’ Litigation Strategies Must Evolve in the New Year as California Laws Change
Employees who suffer physical or mental injury due to a crime will be entitled to job-protected leave and other protections from their employers under legislation signed this week by Governor
Continue Reading Employees who are Crime Victims Gain New Protections Under Bill Approved by Governor Newsom
Effective January 1, 2021, California employers must report to their workforces instances in which employees may have been exposed to COVID-19 and to local public health departments any “outbreak” of
Continue Reading New Obligations Coming for California Employers to Report Potential COVID-19 Exposure
In meaningful numbers, employers across the U.S. who are rebuilding their workforces are being sued by employees not recalled from COVID furloughs and applicants not hired. Last week, I posted
Continue Reading Hiring During the Pandemic: Employers Must Plan Defensively
One of the hottest issues in employment law is Whistleblowing.
Continue Reading Whistleblower Protections: Don’t Fire the Messenger!
Thorough investigations can protect employers from claims that their decisions were discriminatory, retaliatory, or in bad faith. Conversely, a defective investigation can increase an employers’ exposure to those same claims.
Continue Reading Eight Steps to Avoid Getting Sued Over Your Investigation
There’s a saying that “Bad facts make bad law.” At least that’s the way I was taught it. A different version: “Hard cases make bad law” has its own Wikipedia
Continue Reading 9th Circuit Lets Employee Sue Employer’s Lawyer for Retaliation
I was recently invited to contribute a chapter on employment law to the 2017 Israel Desk International Legal Guide. As more and more Israeli companies bring their operations to the
Continue Reading Six Trends in U.S. Employment Law
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued its new “Enforcement Guidance on Retaliation and Related Issues” on On August 25, 2016. Careful readers will be able to deduce from
Continue Reading 10 Things That the EEOC’s New Retaliation Guidance Considers “Protected Activity”
With minimal public commentary, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing has passed new regulations broadening and strengthening the Fair Employment and Housing Act. While it’s too late to (officially)
Continue Reading No Fooling: Stronger Anti-Harassment Regulations Take Effect in California on April 1st