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California Employment Law Update
Former Librarian’s Discrimination Claims Were Barred On Various Legal Grounds
By Tony Oncidi
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…
California Employment Law Update
Employer May Be Liable For “Thwarting” Pregnant Extern From Applying For Job
By Tony Oncidi
Abed v. Western Dental Servs., Inc., 23 Cal. App. 5th 859 (2018) Western Dental posted a job opening for a dental assistant in its Napa, California office while Ada Abed…
Race and the Law Prof Blog
Does Christian Affiliation Correlate with Anti-Muslim Bias?
I recently came across a new study by doctoral student Lindsey Disney exploring the question of whether a person's Christian affiliation was correlated with her othering and humanitarian attitude, including…
Law and the Workplace
Hawaii Enacts Salary History Inquiry Law
Hawaii Governor David Ige has signed into law a bill that will restrict employers from inquiring about applicants’ salary history during the hiring process. In addition, the law prohibits employers…
Race and the Law Prof Blog
Supreme Court Blesses Trump’s Muslim Ban
U.S. Supreme Court Blesses Trump's Muslim Ban, Upholds Religious Liberty Sahar Aziz The US Supreme Court shirked its responsibility to safeguard religious liberty against the abuse of executive authority. Despite clear and…
Legal Secrets
Attorney Fees Denied to Employee who proved discrimination but did not win any monetary damages
In Bustos v. Global P.E.T. (2018) 19 CA5 th 558 an employee who proved discrimination as a motivating factor due to his disability (carpal tunnel syndrome vs. employer who said…
The EPL Advisor
Washington Law Limits Employer’s Right to Plaintiff’s Medical Records in Discrimination Cases
Effective June 7, 2018, employers defending claims brought under Washington’s Law Against Discrimination are constricted in their ability to obtain a plaintiff’s medical records, and are entitled to do so…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Time for Charge Starts when Decision is Made
A frequent issue in discrimination cases concerns when does the time for filing a complaint start? The answer can be complicated when a teacher, for example, is notified her contract…
Pannone Corporate News and Opinion
HR Update: dismissals for conduct short of gross misconduct, strict liability for disability discrimination, comparators under the Part Time Workers Regulations
What’s new This month we look at new guidance on dress codes and discrimination, Acas guidance on religion and belief discrimination, and updates to the EHRC’s handbook on the Equality Act…
Human Rights at Home Blog
No Wedding Cake For You
By Jeremiah Ho In reading the Supreme Court’s decision in Masterpiece Cake Shop, Inc. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, I could not help compare the tone and strategy of this decision…