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Second Appellate District Holds that Employers do not Fulfill FEHA Obligations by Providing the Statutory Four-Month PDL Leave to Employees with Pregnancy-Related Disabilities

By Ramona Carrillo on Posted in FMLA and Other Leaves of Absence

By:  James L. Brannen In Sanchez v. Swissport, Inc. (2013) 2013 Cal. App. Lexis 131, the Second Appellate District of California, for the first time, has addressed whether an employer who provides the full amount of leave allotted by the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) and Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL) to a pregnant employee with… Continue Reading

Facebook Pictures Enough for the Sixth Circuit to Uphold the Employer’s “Honest Belief” Defense (Sara Jaszczyszyn v. Advantage Health Physician Network)

By Ramona Carrillo on Posted in FMLA and Other Leaves of Absence, Labor Law

By:  Chelcey E. Lieber Let’s say an employee was “completely incapacitated” and needs to take leave due to a back injury. The employee is granted leave, but then terminated while on leave. This sets the perfect stage for a successful interference and retaliation claim, right? The Court in Jaszczyszyn v. Advantage Health Physician Network disagreed… Continue Reading

Court Invalidates Portions of Recent NLRB Posting Rule

By Ramona Carrillo on Posted in Labor Law

By:     Chelcey E. Lieber On March 2, 2012, United States District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson invalidated portions of the National Labor Relations Board’s recent “Notification of Employee Rights” rule, which, as previously discussed in our posts, requires private employers to post a notice to employees explaining their rights under the National Labor Relations Act… Continue Reading

NLRB Delays Deadline for Employers To Post its Notice to Employees Re: Rights to Unionize

By Ramona Carrillo on Posted in New Legislation and Regulations

By:       Lizbeth (“Beth”) West, Esq.  As I wrote in my November 16, 2011 post entitled “Non-Union Employers Beware: You Are Likely Required to Post the NLRB’s New “Employee Rights” Poster,” on August 30, 2011, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) adopted a rule that would require certain employers, including non-union employers to post a notice… Continue Reading

Non-Union Employers Beware – You Are Likely Required To Post The NLRB’s New “Employee Rights” Poster

By Ramona Carrillo on Posted in Employee Privacy Rights, Labor Law, New Legislation and Regulations

By:       Lizbeth V. West, Esq. On August 30, 2011, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) adopted a rule that would require certain employers, including non-union employers to post a notice to employees explaining their rights under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). The implementation date was originally set for November 14, 2011. However, due to a number… Continue Reading