According to The San Francisco Chronicle, in an article today entitled "UC Berkeley suspends professor after 'pattern of sexual harassment,'" Professor Nezar AlSayyad, a renowned architecture professor, has been suspended without pay "for sexually harassing a graduate...
Exclusively Employment Law
Month: August 2018
In the News: DOL Concludes Cisco Discriminated Against U.S. Workers
According to Bloomberg BNA today, the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has determined that Cisco Systems Inc. "secured visas for foreign workers instead of hiring U.S. citizens for certain jobs and paid the visa holders at a lower...
Section 1102.5: Protecting Whistleblower Employees From Retaliation
Originally Published on August 21, 2018; Updated/Revised on April 6, 2021 You may believe that your employer is violating the law. However, you may be reluctant to speak out or to report your employer's illegal conduct, out of fear that your employer will retaliate...
In the News: Sexism and the Gender Gap
According to The New York Times, new economic research finds that "a woman’s lifelong earnings and how much she works are influenced by the levels of sexism in the state where she was born." For instance, "[a] woman born in the Deep South is likely to face a much...
Pregnancy Leave in California: 7 Things You Should Know
Generally speaking, under California's Pregnancy Disability Leave Law ("PDLL"), employees who are "disabled by pregnancy" are entitled to up to four months of job-protected leave. Below are seven things you should know about your rights under California's PDLL: No. 1:...
Did You Exhaust Your Leave Entitlement Under FMLA/CFRA?
Originally Published on August 19, 2018; Revised/Updated on May 9, 2021 Let’s assume that an employee is on medical leave under the federal Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) and the California Family Rights Act (“CFRA”) because of a serious health condition. The...
In the News: Gig economy results in “poverty for many gig workers”
In The Mercury News, Maria Noel Fernandez and Ben Field note that when a company classifies a worker as an independent contractor rather than as an employee, "it avoids providing essentials like Social Security contributions, minimum wages, overtime and health care,...
Right to Meal Periods Under California Law
If you are a non-exempt employee, below are eight things that you should know about your right to meal periods under California law: No. 1: If you work more than five hours in a day, your employer must provide you with one unpaid, off-duty meal period that is 30...
In the News: “‘Hiring managers aren’t interested in the 50+ crowd.'”
In an article entitled "How to navigate the nightmare of job-hunting when you're over 50," MarketWatch discusses the challenges facing job applicants who are over 50 years old and recommends some possible ways to overcome those challenges. Read the full article here....
Recent Case: Caldera v. Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Under California law, not only is sexual harassment unlawful, but other forms of harassment are unlawful as well, including harassment based on one's disability. Last month, in Caldera v. Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, 25 Cal.App.5th 31 (2018), the...