We already know that California law for pregnant employees is much more generous than other states. Pregnant women here can get up to seven months of protected time off, with
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Expanded Protections for Pregnant Women in California (Pun Intended)
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Just when we all thought we had a handle on the new laws for 2013, the Office of Administrative Law issued new Pregnancy Disability Leave regulations that will impact every…
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Let the Sunshine In or I'll Sue
By Jeffrey D. Polsky on
An employee successfully sues her employer for failing to provide her a work area with windows.
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The Mystery of the One-Armed Barista
By Jeffrey D. Polsky on
Do your managers understand their obligations to reasonably accommodate disabled applicants and employees?
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To What Extent Are California Employers Required To Accommodate Violent Nutjobs
By Jeffrey D. Polsky on
There’s a section of the Americans With Disabilities Act that lists conditions that are excluded from the definition of disability. The list includes compulsive gambling, kleptomania, pyromania, pedophilia, exhibitionism, and…
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Setting Trends in California
By Jeffrey D. Polsky on
Even after all these years, I’m still shocked when I read about employment cases in other jurisdictions and realize how different the result would be if the case had been…
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