by Experience, Dedication, Results | Aug 8, 2011
A Ninth Circuit Court decision clarifies that the employee may be fired for unexcused abences from work even if actually having a “serious medical condition” if the employe fails to provide the employer enough information at the time of requesting the...
by Experience, Dedication, Results | Aug 8, 2011
The August topic is “Workplace Investigations: The Gold Standard.” Anticipating about 100 members to be present. http://www.jobattorney.net “Fighting for the Little Guy”
by Experience, Dedication, Results | Aug 5, 2011
Yes, an employer is of course free to reduce force, and re-organize operations with new lines of reporting. It is not legal to prefer younger workers over older ones in deciding who to retain. Matthews v. Commonwealth Edison Co. (7th Cir. 1997). See...
by Experience, Dedication, Results | Aug 4, 2011
Joe Martinez is a quadraplegic who got through the Disneyland turnstile, but that is where the fun ended. He was not allowed to board “The Pirates of Carribean” because it was not wheelchair accessible. He was allowed on the “It’s A...
by Experience, Dedication, Results | Aug 3, 2011
Excerpt: “That includes a Walmart worker who referred to his manager as a “puta” — Spanish for “whore” — on the social networking site after a spat over store displays, as well as a frustrated Illinois bartender who took to...
by Experience, Dedication, Results | Aug 3, 2011
An employee in California cannot be compelled by an agreement with his employer to limit his right of re-employment in the industry. The invalidity of such “non-compete” agreements is soundly fixed in California case law. A recent federal case...
