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Dykema Labor & Employment Law Blog
Is Wi-Fi Sickness a Disability? California Appellate Court Holds That It Is Under FEHA
By Cory Webster, Laura Worsinger, Dykema
Is Wi-Fi sickness a disability? The California Court of Appeal just said it is in Brown v. Los Angeles Unified School District (2d Dist., Div. Eight), Case No. B294240. In a case…
California Land Use & Development Law Report
Disparate-Impact Claims Under FHA and FEHA Must Demonstrate Causal Connection Between a City’s Approval of Development Projects and Racial Disparity in Housing
By Angela Luh
The court of appeal held that the City’s approval of mixed-used development projects was not an “artificial, arbitrary, or unnecessary barrier[]” to fair housing necessary to support disparate-impact claims under…
COVID-19 Workplace Law Advisor
California of Department of Fair Employment and Housing Issues COVID-19 Guidance
By Kelly D. Gemelli, John P. Nordlund
As California cases of COVID-19 began to rise in early March, several California administrative agencies released information on COVID-19 employment issues, such as administration of paid sick leave, disability benefits,…
California Employment Law Update
January 2020 California Employment Law Notes
By Tony Oncidi
We invite you to review our newly-posted January 2020 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The highlights include: Church…
California Employment Law Update
Disability Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation Claims Were Properly Dismissed
By Tony Oncidi
Doe v. Department of Corr. & Rehab., 2019 WL 6907515 (Cal. Ct. App. 2019) John Doe, who worked as a psychologist at Ironwood State Prison, alleged discrimination, harassment and retaliation…
Employment & Labor
Religious Employer Prevails Over Allegations That it Waived Religious Entity Exemption From FEHA
In 2018, this author blogged about how religious entities can navigate the potential traps when they seek to comply with the federal laws against anti-harassment, discrimination and retaliation laws by…
California Employment Law Update
“OK, Boomer!”: Not Okay In the Office
By Tony Oncidi, Cole Lewis, Philippe A. Lebel
As recently highlighted by the New York Times, a new phrase emblematic of the real or perceived “War Between the Generations” has gone viral: “OK, Boomer!” The phrase, popularized on…
California Employment Law Update
November 2019 California Employment Law Notes
By Tony Oncidi
We invite you to review our newly-posted November 2019 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The highlights include: Court…
California Employment Law Update
Employer May Have FEHA Liability If It Exercised Direction/Control Over Temp Worker
By Tony Oncidi
Jimenez v. U.S. Continental Mktg., Inc., 2019 WL 5257938 (Cal. Ct. App. 2019) Elvia Velasco Jimenez asserted claims under the FEHA against her "contracting employer," a manufacturing company named U.S.…
California Employment Law Update
Employee Failed To Present Sufficient Evidence At Trial To Support Retaliation Claim
By Tony Oncidi
Nejadian v. County of Los Angeles, 40 Cal. App. 5th 703 (2019) Patrick Nejadian sued his former employer, the County of Los Angeles, for age discrimination and retaliation and was…