The #MeToo movement has understandably made employers more concerned about sexual relations between coworkers. An office romance may seem consensual, but is it really? This is especially problematic when there’s
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9th Circuit Lets Employee Sue Employer’s Lawyer for Retaliation
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
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Unions Breathe Big Sigh of Relief Over Compulsory Dues
Public employee unions dodged a bulldozer yesterday when the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it had deadlocked 4 to 4 in Freidrichs v. California Teachers Ass’n, the case challenging
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Where Things Stand Now With Suitable Seating Claims
Most of the California Wage Orders say that: “All working employees shall be provided with suitable seats when the
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A Big Win for the “Big Four”
In November of 2009 we wrote about Campbell v. Pricewaterhousecoopers, LLP, 602 F. Supp. 2d 1163, 1181 (E.D. Cal. 2009), which held that, as a matter of law, a
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