A federal appellate court recently held that an employer did not violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act when it discharged an employee shortly after she informed her manager that she was pregnant. According to the Fifth...more
3/14/2016
/ Audio Recording ,
Ban the Box ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
Minimum Wage ,
NLRB ,
Retaliation ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblowers
In 2015, the California legislature undoubtedly took aim at employers with piecemeal legislation covering everything from cheerleaders (who are now employees by statute) to gender-based pay differentials—the latter with what...more
12/15/2015
/ California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
DLSE ,
E-Verify ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fair Pay Act ,
FEHA ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Healthy Workplaces Healthy Families Act 2014 ,
Minimum Wage ,
On-Duty Meal Period Waivers ,
Piece-Rate Pay ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA)