The new sexual harassment law, SB-1343 brings sexual harassment training to more workplaces. The previous rule required sexual harassment training only for larger employers, with 50 or more employees, but it… CONTINUE
Confidentiality Agreements in Sexual Harassment Cases
Q: Are confidentiality agreements and non-disparagement agreements related to sexual harassment claims unlawful? With the #MeToo movement, it became clear that often sexual harassment and assault claims don’t come to… CONTINUE
What If I Can’t Afford an Experienced Sexual Harassment Lawyer?
Most clients can’t afford to pay an attorney on an hourly basis. That’s why the legal system includes the availability of contingency fee representation, which means that the attorney gets… CONTINUE
Punitive Damages in Sexual Harassment Lawsuits
Punitive damages are damages assessed against an employer in order to punish the defendant for their bad conduct, and to deter future similar conduct. Since punitive damages are to punish… CONTINUE
Damages for Victims of Sexual Harassment
The monetary recovery available to you in a sexual harassment case are a full array of tort remedies designed to make the victim whole. You may get any lost wages,… CONTINUE
What if I’m being sexually harassed by the CEO or the president and I’m afraid to say anything?
That’s a common situation even though most companies have policies that prevent or make clear that the company is not supposed to tolerate sexual harassment. People in that situation have… CONTINUE
The Employer’s Duty to Prevent Harassment
Q: Do employers have a duty to prevent sexual harassment? It has been clear under California law that employers are obligated to have appropriate sexual harassment training in their workplace,… CONTINUE
California Sexual Harassment Law
There are new sexual harassment provisions of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act as California takes the lead on #MeToo legislation. The old sexual harassment law in California was… CONTINUE
Employers Cannot Deprive Millions of Transportation Employees of Their Day in Court
The Supreme Court made an important exception last week to its pro-employer position of compelling arbitration when it decided the case of New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira. Mr. Oliveira, a… CONTINUE
California Court of Appeal Holds That Employers Are Required To Pay Wages to On-Call Employees
On February 4, 2019, the California Court of Appeal held, in Ward v. Tilly’s, Inc. , that an employee scheduled for an on-call shift may be entitled to certain wages for… CONTINUE