This bill was in direct response to the decision in Rope v. Auto-Clor System of Washington, Inc. (2013) 220 Cal.App.4th 635 (2013), which found that an employee who merely makes a request for
an accommodation does not engage in protected activity for purposes of a FEHA retaliation claim. Under this bill, the Government Code
SPACE STILL AVAILABLE – SEAC Seminar – The What and Who: The FMLA/CFRA, ADA/FEHA, PDL, and Labor Code – Oh My!
By Ramona Carrillo on
Following the Yellow Brick Road of Employee Leave Rights and Accommodations. SEAC invites you to spend the morning with attorneys and leave and accommodation experts Lizbeth (“Beth”) West and Charles (“Chuck”) Post from Weintraub Tobin as they discuss the ins and outs of this difficult area of employment law.
Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Time:…
SEAC Seminar – The What and Who: The FMLA/CFRA, ADA/FEHA, PDL, and Labor Code – Oh My!
Following the Yellow Brick Road of Employee Leave Rights and Accommodations. SEAC invites you to spend the morning with attorneys and leave and accommodation experts Lizbeth (“Beth”) West and Charles (“Chuck”) Post from Weintraub Tobin as they discuss the ins and outs of this difficult area of employment law.
Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Time:…
Roughneck Hazing Lands Nabors Drilling in a Blowout of a Verdict
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Posted in Harassment, Labor Law
In a recent decision, the Court of Appeals for the Second Appellate District upheld a $150,000 sexual harassment verdict and a $680,000 attorneys’ fee award against one of the Countries’ largest rigging and drilling company, Nabors. Given the nature of the allegations and the size of the award against the drilling tycoon, expect to see…
Upcoming Seminar: The Complex Web of Federal, State and Local Leaves of Absence Laws
Summary of Program
Employers continue to grapple with this very difficult area of employment law. It is not enough to focus on just one law when an employee is unable to work or is absent from the workplace due to some medical condition or injury suffered by the employee or his or her family member.…