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According to Bloomberg Law, "[t]he Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs alleges that Oracle owes women, Asian, and black employees $400 million after paying them less than their male, white counterparts, and placing them in lower-paying...
California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (the “FEHA”) makes certain employment practices unlawful, including discrimination and harassment of employees by employers. Currently, under California law, if an employee wants to file a lawsuit against his current or...
According to The Business Journals, a 79 year-old former flight attendant has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles against Delta Airlines ("Delta"), alleging age discrimination. Ida Gomez Llanos began working as a flight attendant for Delta in 1962 and was terminated in...
Originally Published on December 6, 2019; Revised on April 17, 2021 In Avila v. Continental Airlines, Inc., 165 Cal.App.4th 1237 (2008), the California Court of Appeal clarified what an employee must do in order to request leave under the California Family Rights Act...
Originally Published on December 5, 2019; Revised on April 27, 2021 In A.M. v. Albertsons, LLC, 178 Cal.App.4th 455 (2009), the California Court of Appeal held in favor of a plaintiff employee on her failure to provide a reasonable accommodation claim. The salient...
In Glynn v. The Superior Court of Los Angeles County, 42 Cal.App.5th 47 (2019), the California Court of Appeal held that even an employer's good faith mistakes may constitute evidence of disability discrimination under California law. A summary of the salient facts of...
A former employee of Juul Labs -- an electronic cigarette company headquartered in San Francisco -- has filed a lawsuit alleging that Juul Labs retaliated against her after she reported sexual harassment. Specifically, the former employee Carrie Chuang alleges that...
Andrea Ivan, a former administrative assistant with the law firm DLA Piper LLP (“DLA Piper”), has filed a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Ivan, who is 65 years old, worked at the Palo Alto office of DLA Piper. Among other things, Ivan alleges...
In a recently filed lawsuit, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the "EEOC") charged that Sprint-authorized retailer Elite Wireless Group, Inc. "violated federal law when the retailer failed to address a male store manager who sexually assaulted a young...
When employers enter into settlement agreements with employees, they commonly include a “no-rehire” provision in the settlement agreement. Generally speaking, a no-rehire provision prohibits an employee from seeking or applying for re-employment with the employer...