Tag: Fair Employment and Housing Act

Earlier this week, a black nursing home supervisor brought her race discrimination case to the U.S. Supreme Court.  In her case, Ms. Jill Crane alleged that the rehabilitation facility (MaryRead MoreRacial Preferences at a Nursing Home and a Transgender’s Workplace Discrimination Claim against Whole Foods

An interesting case this week charges Wal-Mart with failing to prevent a hostile work environment and disability discrimination.  The former employee was a disabled forty-seven year old with cerebral palsyRead MoreMocking Employees Places Wal-Mart in Hot Water After Charges of Disability Discrimination

Ms. Jewel Gardner, a former employee of DineEquity Inc. (and formerly its predecessor, International House of Pankakes, and then IHOP), who had dedicated 22 years of work to her employer,Read MoreMisclassification and Racial Discrimination Claims in Los Angeles

In one of the cases, a former sports reporter for the LA Times won a $7.1 million jury verdict after alleging he was forced out of his job because ofRead MoreTwo Ex-Reporters’ Million Dollar Age Discrimination Cases Made Headlines in LA this Week

An interesting recent lawsuit shows the complex world of disability discrimination and the requirements of employers to engage in the interactive process. The lawsuit was brought by USC’s former headRead MoreFormer USC Coach Sues for $30 Million Under Alcoholism-Related Disability Discrimination

Just in time for Thanksgiving, we provide you with a summary of some of the newest (or expanded) laws that protect California’s employees. We live in the state that offersRead MoreCalifornia – The State That Keeps On Giving…More Rights to Employees

A jury awarded an award winning columnist $7.1 million after finding that the Los Angeles Times discriminated against him due to his age and disability. In this blog post, weRead More$7 Million Age And Disability Discrimination Verdict Against Major Newspaper

This week a former Bank of Internet USA internal auditor brought forth a whistleblower law suit alleging that the bank hid information from the government and then threatened, harassed, andRead MoreFormer Bank Internal Auditor Brings Interesting Whistleblower Case

In a recently filed case, a California court saw an office assistant claiming that she was discriminated against due to her pregnancy and ultimately wrongfully terminated in retaliation.  The PlaintiffRead MoreThis Week Pregnancy Discrimination Strikes Again and More

In this segment of ‘Weekly Employee Rights Update’, we aim to provide our employee subscribers with timely educational information from recent cases and laws. New Workplace Protection to Employees RequestingRead MoreNew Updates on Accommodation, Retaliation, and California’s Family Rights Act