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What’s a “Yahoo”? An Object Lesson in Employer-Employee Relations
Attorney for Employers by Tal Burnovski Yeyni 818-907-3224 Can you mistakenly fire employees? According to recent media reports, Yahoo apparently did. News about Yahoo’s mix-up were reported earlier this week in various media outlets. As
Wrongful Termination & Disability Discrimination: Sarkisian Goes Head to Head With USC
Employment Litigation Defense by Sue M. Bendavid 818.907.3220 After a much publicized struggle with alcoholism and public firing by the University of Southern California, former head coach for the football team, Steve Sarkisian, has filed
Yes We CAN (talk about politics in the workplace)
Employment Defense by Tal Burnovski Yeyni 818-907-3224 As election times draw near, news about debates, political faux pas, and myriad guarantees are becoming more and more entrenched in our lives. Which, coincidentally, brings about the
Can Kim Davis Be Fired? What CA Employers Should Know About Religious Accommodations
Attorney for Employers by Sue M. Bendavid 818.907.3220 Last June, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that same-sex marriages are a fundamental liberty protected by the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution – and that states
Wacky Employee Claims: What Employers Can Learn From Outlandish Situations
Wage and Hour Defense by Nicole Kamm 818.907.3235 Think you’ve heard every cautionary workplace tale? Believe it or not, you probably haven’t – the real question is, how prepared are you to handle wildly unusual
Claims Dismissed: Social Media Site’s Reference Search Not a Background Check
Employment Defenseby by Nicole Kamm 818.907.3235 Good news for employers using social media to vet job applicants: A Federal District Court recently ruled the technology used in LinkedIn’s Reference Search does not constitute a “consumer
Transgender Rights in the Workplace: A Guide for Employers to Protect Against Harassment & Discrimination
Employer Attorney by Hannah Sweiss 818.907.3260 Last week, President Obama signed an executive order banning discrimination against gay or transgender federal employees and contractors. On the same day, the first gender-neutral bathroom became available in
Employers: CA Court of Appeal Rules On-Duty Rest Breaks Permitted
Class Action Defense Attorney by Nicole Kamm 818.907.3235 In late January, a California Court of Appeal issued a ruling in Augustus v. ABM Security Services, Inc., overturning a $90 million award against the company because
Bay Area Blues: San Francisco’s Employers/Franchisees Face Retail Workers Bill of Rights
by Bryan H. Clements Doing business in San Francisco can be difficult, to say the least. At $10.74/hour, the city already had the highest minimum wage in the country at the end of 2014. On
Show Me the License: Is Your Company Ready?
Business Litigation Attorney by David Gurnick 818.907.3285 Good record-keeping is a burden. But doing so is important. Here is an example of why it is important to keep good records of all software licenses. The Business