As California’s largest law firm representing employees only, we take a great interest in how long our clients take to get back to work. It affects their recovery; in manyRead MoreLong Term Unemployment
Citizenship Not a Protected Category in Employment
We’ve been contacted by several potential clients in our California employment practice who claim they’ve been discriminated against since they are not citizens of a particular foreign country that isRead MoreCitizenship Not a Protected Category in Employment
Today we go off the track of “what’s the law on that” and talk a bit more about employment interviews and what you can expect to be asked in your next job interview…
These tips are taken from a recent Wall Street Journal article on the subject of inept hiring managers and interviewers. Some of the criticisms they’ve heard are interrupting interviews to answer phone calls,Read MoreToday we go off the track of “what’s the law on that” and talk a bit more about employment interviews and what you can expect to be asked in your next job interview…
Marital Status Discrimination
California employees are protected against discrimination based on marital status by Government Code 12940(a). This broad protection is further defined by 2 Cal C. Regs 7292.1(a) as an individuals stateRead MoreMarital Status Discrimination
This Past Week We’ve Received A Number of Inqueries
The same laws that protect these out of state employees, also protect California employees who move within the state. The primary protection for employees (you are also protected if aRead MoreThis Past Week We’ve Received A Number of Inqueries
Job Losses in U.S. Slow as Unemployment Climbs to 26-Year High
According to Bloomberg News, the U.S. economy lost fewer jobs in August as unemployment climbed to a 26-year high, indicating the recovery from the worst recession since the 1930s willRead MoreJob Losses in U.S. Slow as Unemployment Climbs to 26-Year High
Can My employer film me without permission?
The California Constitution, Article One, Section One, assures all residents of California a basic right of privacy. How that may be compromised in the workplace has been the subject ofRead MoreCan My employer film me without permission?
Workman’s Compensation Appeals Board
We recently met with over 500 California Workman’s Compensation attorneys at their bi-annual summer convention at Squaw Creek Resort. The meeting provided many new insights into the laws (which areRead MoreWorkman’s Compensation Appeals Board
Federal Anti Discrimination Laws in the Workplace
In most cases, our California-based employee clients are better served having Danz & Associates file their lawsuits based on State of California-recognized causes of action (such as the Department ofRead MoreFederal Anti Discrimination Laws in the Workplace
California’s Class Action Laws
The California statutes governing class actions are based on the New York Field Code, which was adopted by the New York Assembly in 1849, and subsequently adopted and amended byRead MoreCalifornia’s Class Action Laws