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Feb. 27, 2018
While California's Fair Employment and Housing Act protects employees against discrimination in the workplace based on sexual orientation, among other characteristics, the issue was not as clear in the federal forum until recently. A federal appeals…
Read MoreFeb. 6, 2018
The California Court of Appeal recently ruled that obesity may qualify as a disability under the Fair Employment and Housing Act ("FEHA"). Cornell v. Berkeley Tennis Club, 2017 WL 6524707 (Cal. Ct. App. 2017). Ketryn Cornell was a severely obese woman who was fired from her job as a manager…
Read MoreJan. 5, 2018
Effective January 1, 2018, employers can no longer seek or take into consideration a job applicant's prior compensation and benefits when determining to hire the applicant, and in setting the applicant's compensation and benefits…
Read MoreJan. 1, 2018
The California Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, recently issued a ruling which held that employees must be paid for time spent opening and closing stores. The decision comes from a lawsuit filed by a shift supervisor who worked at Starbucks…
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