In the weeks and months since it changed its name from the Department of Fair Employment and Housing to the California Civil Rights Department (“CRD”), the agency has been busy. Most recently, the CRD released proposed modifications to the regulations under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”) related to the use and consideration of criminal history information in employment decisions—a process that is already
November 2022 California Employment Law Notes
We invite you to review our newly-posted November 2022 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The highlights include:
- Equal Pay Act Claim Should Not Have Been Dismissed
- Whistleblower Claim Should Not Have Been Dismissed In Part
- School District Employee May Have Been Discriminated Against On The Basis Of A Disability
- Offer To
School District Employee May Have Been Discriminated Against On The Basis Of A Disability
Price v. Victor Valley Union High Sch. Dist., 2022 WL 16845113 (Cal. Ct. App. 2022)
La Vonya Price worked as a part-time substitute special education aide at the Victor Valley Unified School District before applying for a full-time position. Although she received an offer for a full-time position, it was contingent upon her passing a physical exam, which she failed. Price sued for disability
Employee with Mild Symptoms of COVID-19 Was Not “Disabled” Under California Law
In Michelle Roman v. Hertz Local Edition Corp., a United States District Court Judge for the Southern District of California granted summary judgment in favor of Hertz, and against former employee Michelle Roman, whose employment was terminated after she contracted COVID. Roman claimed that her job should have been protected by the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) while she suffered from mild symptoms
May 2019 California Employment Law Notes
We invite you to review our newly-posted May 2019 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The highlights include:
- Strict Independent Contractor Test Applies Retroactively;
- California Employee Is Compelled To Litigate His Employment Claims In Indiana;
- Employee Could Rely Upon Former Supervisor’s Statement About Existence Of Discrimination;
- Former Employee’s Claims Against The Salvation
March 2019 California Employment Law Notes
We invite you to review our newly-posted March 2019 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The highlights include:
- Eddie Money Beats Discrimination Lawsuit Based On Free Speech Right;
- Former Accountant Could Proceed With Whistleblower Lawsuit;
- Employer Violated FCRA With Improper Background Check Notice;
- Fruit Growers May Have Been Joint
January 2019 California Employment Law Notes
We invite you to review our newly-posted January 2019 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The highlights include:
- School Teacher’s ADA Claim Against Catholic School Was Not Barred By “Ministerial Exception”
- City Attorney Should Not Have Been Disqualified From Representing City
- Prevailing Employer Should Not Have Been Awarded CCP § 998 Costs
- Employer
Former Librarian’s Discrimination Claims Were Barred On Various Legal Grounds
Wassmann v. South Orange County Cmty. Coll. Dist., 2018 WL 3063946 (Cal. Ct. App. 2018)
Carol Wassmann challenged her dismissal from employment as a tenured librarian at Irvine Valley College in a five-day administrative proceeding brought pursuant to the Education Code. The administrative law judge determined there was cause to terminate Wassmann’s employment, and the trial court upheld the judge’s decision. Wassmann then filed
California Legislature Mulls New Package Of “Job Killer” Bills
By Anthony J. Oncidi and Nayirie Kuyumjian
The California Chamber of Commerce has just identified a new raft of recently introduced “job killer” bills that have been proposed in the California Legislature.
This year’s list of 27 proposed laws includes measures that would impose additional penalties for an employer’s failure to pay wages; increase the personal income tax for the highest earners in California; ban
$48,000 Judgment Affirmed In Favor Of Former Parks & Recreation Employee
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 Housing Act (“FEHA”), invasion of privacy, violation of the