by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Mar 28, 2012
Harlick v. Blue Shield of California(2011) 656 F.3d 832 (WL 3796177) (9th Cir.)The Ninth Circuit has held that the Mental Health Parity Act contained in Health & Safety Code section 1374.72 requires equal treatment for mental illness and physical illness, and...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Mar 28, 2012
The following is a reprint of an OpEd piece I submitted to the Los Angeles Daily Journal. The Article was published in the “Perspective” Section on 3/20/2012: Constitutional rights can collide, and when they do, of course courts must reconcile...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Mar 6, 2012
Ani Coupourian sued her employer, Catholic Healtcare West (now “Dignity Health”), for sexual harassment and retaliation. The resulting $167 million verdict, obtained by Sacarmento Trial Lawyer Lawrance Bohm, is thought to be the biggest of its kind...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Mar 1, 2012
The California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate Division has provided employees another basis to avoid arbitration of employment disputes. See Mayers v. Volt Management Corp (2/2/2012) No. G045036, as decided by our own Orange County based appellate panel....
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Mar 1, 2012
Did Director Marc Cherry wack actress Nicolette Sheridan on the head, and then fire her after she complained to ABC? ABC investigated and cleared Cherry. Oh hum. I see that self-interested outcome all the time. Cherry said he...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Feb 23, 2012
An employee alleging “termination in violation of public policy” [a whistleblower case] has the burden of proving that he sustained an injury sufficiently severe to merit damages. The question articulated by the Calfornia and federal courts is...
