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27 Jun Medical Marijuana in the Workplace: You’re Fired (or Not Hired)!

Posted at 15:37h in Employment Law

May I fire an employee for testing positive for marijuana, even though he or she has a medical marijuana card, and has not been noticeably under the influence while working?...

21 Jun Immigration Workplace Raids: Top 10 Things to Do if ICE Shows Up to Talk to Your Workers or Review I-9 Forms

Posted at 13:27h in Employment Law

President Trump’s plans to aggressively enforce the nation’s immigration laws have resulted in workplace sweeps being back on the rise. The sweeps hark back to Bush’s administration, where workplace raids herded thousands of workers suspected of immigration violations, and come after years of relative calm...

13 Jun Employers in California Should Review Their Job Applications and Policies Regarding Criminal History to Ensure Compliance with New Regulations

Posted at 12:56h in Employment Law

Effective July 1, 2017, new regulations adopted by the California Fair Employment and Housing Council (FEHC) will restrict an employer’s ability to inquire about or consider the criminal history of applicants and employees, except where specifically permitted by law....

11 May DFEH Issues Workplace Harassment Guide for California Employers

Posted at 10:11h in Employment Law

The Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) requires California employers to take reasonable steps to prevent and correct workplace discrimination and harassment. On May 2, 2017, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) released a "Workplace Harassment Guide for California Employers," providing recommended...

08 May Rules Regarding One Day’s Rest in Seven Days Worked

Posted at 12:11h in Class Action, Employment Law

By Robert L. Rediger, Esq.
On May 8, 2017, the California Supreme Court handed down a decision in Mendoza v. Nordstrom, Inc. wherein it clarified an employer’s obligations concerning the state’s day of rest statutes found in Labor Code sections 550–558.1. Generally, California prohibits an...

24 Apr Employer Pay Practices and Recent Expansions of the California Fair Pay Act

Posted at 11:47h in Employment Law

By Arielle M. Rediger
The California Fair Pay Act (“CFPA”) requires equal pay for men and women doing substantially similar work. As of January 1, 2017, Senate Bill 1063 and Assembly Bill 1676 amended the CFPA and expanded its scope....

13 Apr Requiring an Employee to Verify His Immigration Status as a Condition to Reinstate His Employment Would Violate California Public Policy

Posted at 13:42h in Employment Law

By Susana P. Solano
In Santillan v. USA Waste, Inc. (“USA Waste”), a 53-year old garbage truck driver sued his employer of 32 years for age discrimination and retaliation. Santillan had an exemplary employment record. He was rarely disciplined during his first 30 years at...

08 Mar California Supreme Court Rules that an Allegation that the Winning Bidder on Public Works Contract Failed to Pay the Appropriate Prevailing Wage is Insufficient to Support the Second Place Bidders’ Cause of Action for Intentional Interference with Prospective Economic Advantage

Posted at 08:00h in Employment Law

by Jarred S. Lieber, Esq.
To prove the tort of intentional interference with prospective economic advantage, a plaintiff must establish “the existence of an economic relationship with some third party that contains the probability of future economic benefit to the plaintiff.” In Roy Allan...

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