When the Obligation to Engage in the Interactive Process Arises
California recently amended its regulations pertaining to employment discrimination. The regulations are worth reading. Just click here. One of the points that employers must realize is when the obligation to [...]
What is All the Fuss About the Want Ad
The news has reported on a want ad for a line could at FARMBloomington. The news is reporting that the want ad is over the line, "horrible" and "way out of [...]
The EEOC Hates These Apples!
There is a great scene in a very old movie, The Jerk, where a crazed killer is shooting at Steve Martin's character. Steve is working at a gas station, standing [...]
FEHA Disability Regulations — Invitation to Our Legal Beagle Bagel Breakfast Training Course
The DFEH disability regulations were modified effective December 30, 2012. These are the first changes since 1996. Disability complaints now comprise 57 percent of the complaints filed with the Department [...]
The Impact of the Private Attorneys General Act on Employment Claims
In 2004 California enacted the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). (Cal. Labor Code sections 2698 - 2699.5.) The law allows persons to sue on behalf of the Labor and Workforce [...]
Occupational Assumption of the Risk
Can an employee assume the risks associated with the job and thus lose the ability to sue a third-party for an injury? That's what a California Court of Appeal concluded in Gregory [...]