Employment law and consumer protection, explained by the attorneys who litigate it. Straight answers on your rights at work and in the marketplace.
Employment Law
Employment laws provide a necessary structure in the workplace that both helps employers adhere to the law while also affording protections to employees. Although most people are not able to cite all of the laws at work for them, most people are able to recognize when an employer is in violation of the law and […]
Employment Law
Recognizing that many disabled people were being held back from holding jobs they could excel at, Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990. Among other things, the ADA requires employers to make “reasonable accommodations” to allow disabled employees or job applicants to do their tasks. Lawmakers deliberately left vague what they meant by […]
Employment Law
Our ability to get a job and advance our careers is supposed to be based on our talents, education, prior experience, people skills and similar assets. No job in California should be based on the job holder’s ability to provide sexual favors to a co-worker or superior. Unfortunately, some companies tolerate sexual harassment among its […]
Employment Law
As many people may be aware, there is a scathing sexual harassment case that surrounds Yahoo at the moment. One of their former engineers alleges that she was accosted by her boss who manipulated her into having sex. It is noted that the engineer was threatened with negative consequences and positive benefits depending on whether […]
Employment Law
While the following bit of news isn’t happening here in Los Angeles, California, it does highlight some key points about the workplace and how sexual harassment lawsuits function. A woman who used to work as a medical supply coordinator filed a lawsuit against her supervisor and her employer after her supervisor’s sexual advances and comments […]
Employment Law
If you watch any NFL game or attend any NFL game, the latter of which isn’t possible in Los Angeles (yet), you will see field goals and touchdowns; big hits and amazing plays; and, of course, the cheerleaders chanting and dancing on the sidelines. These cheerleaders work very hard to become members of their respective […]
Employment Law
Many people have an account on LinkedIn, the “professional” social media platform that has become synonymous with job hunting and networking, and many more people have heard of the website even if they don’t have an account. LinkedIn was actually founded in Santa Monica and is still headquartered here in California, though the company has […]
Employment Law
Sexual harassment is a degrading and embarrassing action that leaves the victim feeling uncomfortable at work. One of the most upsetting elements of some sexual harassment incidents is that the offender is a supervisor. They may use their workplace clout to try to curry sexual favors from an individual who works for them, and they […]
Employment Law
Many Los Angeles residents remember the band Devo for their instantly-recognizable song “Whip It” - or maybe their goofy red hats. But now they may associate the band, or at least one of its members, with age discrimination and employment law. The wife of one of Devo’s singers has been sued by the family’s former […]
Employment Law
Patrick Hennesy lost his leg as a result of a 2009 accident in which he was struck by a car while he and his friend were pushing their vehicle to the side of the road following a rear-end collision that had just occurred. According to the lawsuit, Hennessy was a passenger in a car being driven by his friend, Ryan […]
Employment Law
Freda Willis, a 56 year-old former employee of The University of Pennsylvania Health System has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the organization, claiming that after 20 years of service she was fired because of her medical conditions. (2:11-cv-05294-JD) According to Willis, during the last several years of her employment as a call representative, she suffered from a number […]
Employment Law
Last week was national Dog Bite Prevention Week and the U.S. Post Office is shining a spotlight on U.S. cities where mail carriers are most at-risk for getting bitten. Unfortunately, Los Angeles has received the dubious distinction of being the dog bite capital at #1 on the list. https://about.usps.com/news/national-releases/2013/pr13_052.htm Annually, dogs bite more than 4.7 million people, according to the Centers […]
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