Insights

On August 11, 2005, the California Supreme Court ruled that an employee could state a claim for retaliation under the Fair Employment Housing Act (“FEHA”) based on the employee’s refusal to comply with a supervisor’s...

On July 18, 2005, the California Supreme Court ruled unanimously that supervisors’ sexual relationships with subordinates may create a hostile work environment for co-workers, even if those co-workers were not directly...

On May 17, 2005 Senior Judge Neal P. McCurn of the federal District Court for the Northern District of New York ruled that a September 2002 amendment to Section 211-a of New York’s Labor Law was preempted by Section 7...

On March 31, 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that an individual protected by the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”) (i.e., an employee, former employee, or job applicant who is age forty or older)...

On March 10, 2005, the Veterans Employment and Training Service (VETS), a division of the United States Department of Labor, released a new poster that must be displayed conspicuously in the workplace by every U.S. employer...

The Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), among other things, requires employers to obtain written authorization and disclose certain information whenever the employer uses an outside agency to conduct background...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently decided that a good-grooming rule issued by Harrah’s Casino to its employees, which requires female bartenders to wear makeup, does not violate Title VII’s...

Like many employers, Ralphs Grocery Company considers the profitability of the business as a factor in calculating employee bonuses. In a recent decision, a California appellate court allowed a former employee to proceed...

On December 10, 2004, the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (“DLSE”) proposed emergency legislation to clarify existing law regarding meal and rest periods in California. This legislation is very...

On December 10, 2004, President Bush signed into law S. 2486, the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004 (the ” Act”), which amends portions of the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act...