by Cynthia Elkins | Jul 11, 2012 | News
Californian court recently held that it was not retaliation when the employer took disciplinary action against an employee who filed a false report of harassment. (Joaquin v. City of Los Angeles) In this case, a police officer sued the City of Los Angeles, claiming...
by Cynthia Elkins | Jul 11, 2012 | News
As employers recognize there are circumstances when employees have legitimate reasons to be absent or tardy, or employees may need to leave early to attend to personal matters. There are other times however when employers suspect that an employee’s stated reason...
by Cynthia Elkins | Jul 11, 2012 | News
Under California law, it is the general principal that each side pays its own attorney’s fees. However, many laws specifically entitle the “prevailing party” to recover reasonable attorney’s fees from the losing party. Other provisions of the...
by Cynthia Elkins | Jul 11, 2012 | News
Under California law, it has been well established that an employee who uses medical marijuana is not protected under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Because there is no legal protection for the use of medical marijuana at work, employees may not report to...
by Cynthia Elkins | Apr 20, 2012 | News
The Department of Labor Standards Enforcement (“DLSE”) (commonly referred to as the “Labor Commissioner”) has revised the “Notice to Employee” that must be provided to newly hired non-exempt employees in accordance with the new regulations which became effective...
