In Estrada v. City of L.A. (Case No. B242202), the Court of Appeal of California (Second Appellate District) held that Estrada, formerly a volunteer Police Reserve Officer for the City of Los Angeles, was not an employee for purposes of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”), even though the
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SEVEN WEINTRAUB TOBIN ATTORNEYS INCLUDED IN THE TOP 25 LIST BY SUPER LAWYERS
By Ramona Carrillo on
Posted in Labor Law
SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 8, 2013 – Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin, a business law and business litigation law firm congratulates seven attorneys on being named as one of the Top 25 Sacramento SuperLawyers of 2013. To receive this honor, the attorneys – Gary Bradus, Dale Campbell, Chris Chediak, Louis Gonzalez, Mike. Kvarme, Charles "Chuck" Post, Lizbeth "Beth" West – all earned the highest point totals in the Northern California nomination, research and blue ribbon review process. Weintraub Tobin had the highest number of attorneys make the list – more than any other firm in the region.Continue Reading SEVEN WEINTRAUB TOBIN ATTORNEYS INCLUDED IN THE TOP 25 LIST BY SUPER LAWYERS
The Impact of U.S. Supreme Court’s DOMA Decision on FMLA
By Ramona Carrillo on
Posted in FMLA and Other Leaves of Absence, Labor Law
As widely reported, and as discussed in our blog post “Supreme Court Rules DOMA Section 3 Unconstitutional”, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which had defined marriage as a legal union only between one man and one woman. The Court’s 5-4 vote in U.S. v. Windsor means that same-sex couples who are legally married now must be treated in the same manner under federal law as married opposite-sex couples.Continue Reading The Impact of U.S. Supreme Court’s DOMA Decision on FMLA
Summer Seminar Series for Restaurants
By Labor & Employment on
Posted in Labor Law
Join Weintraub Tobin’s attorneys in connection with the California Restaurant Association and Leavitt Group in their Summer Seminar Series for Restaurants where they will examine the issues facing employers in the restaurant industry, health care reform and group captive alternatives.
Dates:
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Claremont Resort, Berkeley, CA
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Sutter Club,…
Who is the Supervisor? Supreme Court Resolves Long Simmering Question Under Title VII
By Ramona Carrillo on
Posted in Harassment, Labor Law
By: Chuck Post
In Vance v. Ball State University, the Supreme Court clarified a long open question, “Who is a supervisor under Title VII?” The question is important because employers are directly responsible for employee harassment by a supervisor. In the case of worker harassment of a co-worker, however, employer liability is less direct.