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November 2023 California Employment Law Notes

By Tony Oncidi on Posted in #MeToo, Age discrimination, Anti-SLAPP, appeal, appellate court, Arbitration, Arbitration Agreements, Arbitration provision, Attorney's Fees, base compensation, Breach of Contract, California Code of Civil Procedure, California Labor & Employment Law, California Labor Code, claim, Class Action, Class Actions, compensation, complaint, Coronavirus, Court of Appeal, Court of Appeals, COVID-19, deadline, Defamation, Discrimination, Diversity and Inclusion, EEOC, employee, Employee Benefits, employer, employer misconduct, employment, Employment Policies, Federal Jurisdiction, FEHA, Gender discrimination, Gender Identity, Harassment, increased compensation, judgment, Labor Code violations, Meal Periods and Rest Breaks, misconduct, PAGA, Retaliation, serious and willful misconduct, Sexual Harassment, Sexual orientation discrimination, Trade Secrets, Verdict, Wage and Hour, Wage Statements, Workers Compensation
We invite you to review our newly-posted November 2023 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The highlights include: Company That Hired Competitor’s Employee Was Not Entitled To Arbitrate Claims Disability Discrimination Claim Was Properly Dismissed On Summary Judgment Employee’s Attorney’s “Pervasive Incivility” Justified … Continue Reading

Disability Discrimination Claim Was Properly Dismissed On Summary Judgment

By Tony Oncidi on Posted in Age discrimination, appeal, appellate court, claim, complaint, Court of Appeal, Discrimination, Diversity and Inclusion, employee, employer, Gender discrimination, Gender Identity, Harassment, Sexual orientation discrimination, Wrongful Termination
Martin v. Board of Trustees of the Cal. State Univ., 2023 WL 7537694 (Cal. Ct. App. 2023) Following the termination of his employment as director of university communications at CSUN’s Marketing and Communications Department, Jorge Martin sued the university for race, gender and sexual orientation harassment and discrimination because he is a “middle-aged, light-skinned Mexican-American, … Continue Reading

Fire Chief Was Terminated For Misconduct Not Because Of His Religion

By Tony Oncidi on Posted in Discrimination, Off-the-clock Issues, Religion, Sexual orientation discrimination, Uncategorized, Wage and Hour
Hittle v. City of Stockton, 76 F.4th 877 (9th Cir. 2023) Ronald Hittle served as the City’s Fire Chief before he was fired (following an investigation by an outside investigator) because he lacked effectiveness and judgment in his ongoing leadership of the Fire Department; used City time and a City vehicle to attend a religious … Continue Reading

July 2020 California Employment Law Notes

By Tony Oncidi on Posted in California Labor Code, Discrimination, Employer Liability for Worker's Actions, Employment Law Notes, Independent Contractors, Leaves of Absence, Liability for Employee's Actions Outside the Workplace, Meal Periods and Rest Breaks, Off-the-clock Issues, PAGA, Religion, Sexual orientation discrimination, Uncategorized, Wage and Hour, Wage Statements
We invite you to review our newly-posted July 2020 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The highlights include: Supreme Court Recognizes Discrimination Protection For Gay/Transgender Employees Under Title VII Dark Day For Hollywood – Law Prohibiting Online Publication Of Actors’ Ages Is Struck Down … Continue Reading

March 2020 California Employment Law Notes

By Tony Oncidi on Posted in California Labor & Employment Law, Class Actions, Constructive Discharge, Employer Liability for Worker's Actions, Equal Pay Act, FEHA, FLSA, Gender discrimination, Meal Periods and Rest Breaks, Overtime, Payroll, Settlement, Sexual Harassment, Sexual orientation discrimination, Unfair Competition, Wage and Hour, Workplace Safety
We invite you to review our newly-posted March 2020 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The highlights include: Time Spent By Employees In Exit Searches Is Compensable Prior Pay Is Not A Defense To An Equal Pay Act Claim Constructive Termination And Joint … Continue Reading

Gay CHP Officer May Have Been Constructively Terminated

By Tony Oncidi on Posted in FEHA, Sexual orientation discrimination
Brome v. California Highway Patrol, 44 Cal. App. 5th 786 (2020) Jay Brome sued the California Highway Patrol (“CHP”) after resigning as a law enforcement officer, claiming he had been subjected to harassment and discrimination because of his sexual orientation in violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act. Brome provided evidence that his … Continue Reading

$48,000 Judgment Affirmed In Favor Of Former Parks & Recreation Employee

By Tony Oncidi on Posted in California Labor & Employment Law, FEHA, Sexual Harassment, Sexual orientation discrimination, Uncategorized
Hurley v. California Dep’t of Parks & Recreation, 2018 WL 989506 (Cal. Ct. App. 2018) Delane Hurley worked as a staff services analyst who sued her employer, the Department of Parks & Recreation (“DPR”), and her former supervisor Leda Seals for harassment based on sex and sexual orientation in violation of the Fair Employment and … Continue Reading

Los Angeles Jury Awards $17.4 Million to Sanitation Bureau Employee

By Tony Oncidi on Posted in Arbitration Agreements, Constructive Discharge, Discrimination, Harassment, Jury verdicts, Sexual orientation discrimination
Continuing an alarming recent pattern of multi-million dollar jury awards (see our earlier post), a Los Angeles jury panel recently awarded $17.4 million to a former employee of the Bureau of Sanitation.  The employee claimed he had been retaliated against because he had taken part in “protected activities” and because he had filed a complaint … Continue Reading
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