Month: May 2015

AT&T employee points to racist photo in discrimination lawsuit

Posted on by Simon Mikail
Category: Workplace Discrimination
It is important that the law remain vigilant against workplace discrimination, because there are still managers and executives who harbor prejudices, unfortunately. Even in the country’s largest, most high-profile corporations, some people in powerful positions are using their influence to harm the careers of o...

Employee Rights: Must Employees Be Paid For On-Call Time?

Posted on by Simon Mikail
Category: Employee Rights
Does a company have to pay security guards for on-call time, including sleep, they are required to spend at construction worksites where they are subject to their employer's control? Yes, according to the California Supreme Court. In Mendiola v. CPS Security Solutions, Inc., the Court held that the security guards w...

Employment Class Actions: Female Attorney Sues Over Unequal Pay

Posted on by Simon Mikail
Category: Employment - Class Actions
A female attorney is suing Farmers Insurance, one of the nation's biggest insurance companies. The lawsuit claims that Farmers significantly and systematically underpays female attorneys for performing the same job duties as male attorneys. Plaintiff had 22 years of experience when she was hired as a contract att...

Employee Rights Update: Medical Leave and Outside Employment

Posted on by Simon Mikail
Category: Employee Rights
Imagine the following scenario: You are working for a company. Before you were hired, you signed an agreement in which you agreed to submit any disputes arising out of your employment to arbitration. You also received an employment manual that explicitly stated that you could not hold outside employment while out...

Firms asking for ‘digital native’ applicants may be evading laws

Posted on by Simon Mikail
Category: Workplace Discrimination
Laws like the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act prohibit several forms of employment discrimination. This includes denying jobs or discriminating against current employees based on age. Unfortunately, having these laws in place, which give victims o...

EMPLOYEE RIGHTS: EMPLOYEES CAN BE SOLICITED BY EMPLOYERS’ COMPETITORS

Posted on by Simon Mikail
Category: Employee Rights
Companies frequently compete and try to hire away each other's employees. While such competition is healthy, it can also result in lawsuits, as companies accuse each other of trying to recruit employees with knowledge of a company's trade secrets. A recent case from Silicon Valley shows that companies have to be ...