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Retaliation
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California Employment Law
Employers’ Litigation Strategies Must Evolve in the New Year as California Laws Change
How employers will need to defend California employment lawsuits, Labor Commissioner actions and even arbitrations must evolve come the New Year due to changes in the law that become effective…
Employment Law Lookout
Third Circuit Refuses to Grant Immunity to Pennsylvania Judge on Probation Officer’s Harassment Claims
By Bailey K. Bifoss and Andrew M. McNaught Seyfarth Synopsis: Qualified immunity did not supply a Pennsylvania judge with a get out of jail free card, the Third Circuit concluded,…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Equal Pay Lawsuits by Women Law Professors Allege Significant Continuing Gender Discrimination in Academia
By Tracy Thomas
ABA J, Recent Equal Pay Lawsuits by Female Law Professors has Shined a Light on Academic Compensation Process *** Linda Mullenix’s annual salary, however, is at least $31,000 less than three…
Labor & Employment Law Blog
AB 1947’S New Filing Period for DLSE Claims and Attorney’s Fees Provisions: Coronavirus Legislation in Sheep’s Clothing?
Amid a bevy of legislation crossing the Governor’s desk directly relating to the ongoing public health crisis, Governor Newsom approved AB 1947 with little public fanfare, but significant implications for…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Breaking News: Supreme Court Vacates and Remands Court of Appeals Decision Halting Removal of Immigrant Activist
Suzanne Monyak Law360 reports that the U.S. Supreme Court today revived the U.S. effort to deport an immigrant activist, vacating a court of appeals ruling that had allowed him to…
California Workplace Law Blog
Governor Signs Legislation Extending Period to File a Discrimination or Retaliation Complaint with California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement – Labor Commissioner
By Jonathan A. Siegel, Kymiya St. Pierre
On September 30, 2020, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1947, which extends the period to file a discrimination or retaliation complaint to one year with the California Division of Labor…
Fair Housing Defense
Retaliation and the Fair Housing Act
I suspect I have mentioned this before, but it keeps coming up. In addition to the seven protected classes (race, national origin, color, religion, sex, familial status, and disability) in…
California Workplace Law Blog
Governor Signs Legislation Extending Safety Related Retaliation Protection to Domestic Workers
By Cressinda D. Schlag, Hardev S. Chhokar
California law already prohibits employers from taking certain employment actions against an employee for refusing to work in some circumstances where there is a real or apparent safety hazard to…
Workplace Sexual Harassment Law
Same Sex Hostile Work Environment and Retaliation: A Case Study
To state the obvious: yes, sexual harassment is not limited to men harassing women and yes, same sex harassment exists. Perhaps it is rarer, but it does happen. What almost…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
Coronavirus Update 9-29-2020: The 9th nominee for the “worst employer of 2020” is … the covid denier
The human resources manager for a New Hampshire company is suing her former employer after she sent an email about COVID-19 to employees and required two employees to stay home…