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On January 27, 2011, another California Court of Appeal held in Ralph’s Grocery Co. v. United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 8 that the Moscone Act and Labor Code section 1138.1, both of which give special protections to union picketing, are unconstitutional because they ...
On January 24, 2011, the United States Supreme Court held in Thompson v. North American Stainless, LP that an employee who claimed he was fired in retaliation for his fiancée’s discrimination complaint could pursue a claim against their mutual employer under Title VII of the ...
On January 21, 2011, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Collins v. Gee West Seattle LLC held that when an employee voluntarily leaves because the company is closing, the employee has not "voluntarily departed," but has instead suffered an "employment loss" under the Worker ...
Join our Sheppard Mullin attorneys as they discuss recent developments in labor and employment law at both the state and federal level. We will explain how these new developments will affect the day-to-day decisions made by in-house counsel and human resource professionals. We will also ...
Join our Sheppard Mullin attorneys as they discuss recent developments in labor and employment law at both the state and federal level. We will explain how these new developments will affect the day-to-day decisions made by in-house counsel and human resource professionals. We will also ...
We are the Google generation. We meet someone interesting, and then search the Internet to learn more about them. There is nothing wrong with doing this in the context of networking, making new friends, or pitching for business. However, searching the Internet for information about ...
The new year is a good time for employers to review their hiring practices to ensure that they are job-related and justified by business necessity. Indeed, even seemingly neutral hiring criteria may inadvertently have an adverse effect on a protected group of people. Recently, the ...
In Holmes v. Petrovich Development Company, plaintiff Gina Holmes sued her former employer for sexual harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, violation of the right to privacy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Using her Company computer, Holmes had sent emails to her attorney in which she ...
With the onset of a new year, employers must be aware of new laws scheduled to take effect in 2011. Most importantly, employers should be aware that their 2010 California and federal notices posters are now outdated, and certain employers may be required to include ...