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Recent Scholarship of Note
Registration required for Lexis and Westlaw links:Brake, Deborah L., Retaliation, 90 Minn. L. Rev. 18-105(2005). [L][W]Kearney, Robert A., The coming rise of disparate impacttheory, 110 Penn St. L. Rev. 69-109…
California Employment Law Update
Sales Manager’s Sexual Harassment Claim Against Female Station Manager Was Properly Dismissed
By Tony Oncidi
Hardage v. CBS Broadcasting, Inc., 427 F.3d 1177 (9th Cir. 2005) Hugh Hardage, a Local Sales Manager for KSTW-TV in Seattle, alleged that he was sexually harassed by Kathy Sparks,…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Insensitive Co-Worker of the Week
PlanSponsor.com reports in this article about the following retaliation lawsuit brought against the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Massachusetts:The Associated Press reports that Aliana Brodman von Richthofen testified that a co-worker,…
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Employee Who Quit After Refusing To Fire Co-Worker Could Proceed With Retaliation Claim
By Tony Oncidi
Yanowitz v. L’Oréal USA, Inc., 36 Cal. 4th 1028 (2005) Elysa Yanowitz, a regional sales manager for L’Oréal USA, Inc., alleged that after refusing to carry out an order from…
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Employees Could Sue For Hostile Environment Caused By Supervisor’s Sexual Favoritism Of Their Co-Workers
By Tony Oncidi
Miller v. Department of Corrections, 36 Cal. 4th 446 (2005) Edna Miller and Frances Mackey, two former employees of the Valley State Prison for Women, alleged the warden accorded unwarranted…
Labor & Employment Law Blog
The California Supreme Court Clarifies The Conduct Necessary To State A Claim For Retaliation
On August 11, 2005, the California Supreme Court, in Yanowitz v. L'Oreal USA, Inc., held that an employee's refusal to follow a supervisor's order that the employee reasonably believes to…
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Employee Who Resigned Had Not Been Subjected To Retaliation
By Tony Oncidi
Pinero v. Specialty Restaurants Corp., 130 Cal. App. 4th 635 (2005) Alberto Pinero, the former General Manager of the Castaways Restaurant (owned by Specialty Restaurants Corporation (SRC)), sued SRC for…
California Employment Law Update
Employee Failed To Establish Retaliation For Filing Race Discrimination Complaint
By Tony Oncidi
McRae v. Dep’t of Corrections, 127 Cal. App. 4th 779 (2005) Dr. Margie McRae filed a lawsuit against her employer, the California Department of Corrections, and four individual defendants, seeking…
California Employment Law Update
Labor Commissioner’s Claim For “Preemptive Retaliatory Termination” Under Cal-OSHA Is Reinstated
By Tony Oncidi
Lujan v. Minagar, 124 Cal. App. 4th 1040 (2004) Shala Minagar, the owner of a beauty salon in Malibu, fired two employees (including one who had made a complaint to…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Charges Filed Against Union for Retaliation
"The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in New York has issued a formal complaint against the Security Police Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA) union for unlawfully refusing to adequately detail…