by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Nov 12, 2009
That expression “couldn’t see the forest for the trees” assumed new meaning in a recent blockbuster case, Nazir v. United Airlines (2009 Cal.App. LEXIS 1659). The meaning might be that the forest was ravished by the paper tonnage needed to support...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Nov 10, 2009
Dear Union: “Do me no favors!” Unions that explicitly include discrimination in their list of covered disputes to be resolved by Arbitration clauses found in their collective bargaining agreements are not necessarily helping their membership. The reality...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | May 21, 2009
Joe is disgruntled with his boss, and more generally with his company. He needs to vent, and he finds a social network site an easy medium to share his private frustrations with his online friends. Joe actually has hundreds of “friends” on Facebook, many...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Nov 25, 2008
GPS: GROWING PRIVACY SCARE. GPS is ubiquitous. I use it to track my walks, runs, and bike rides. It records my pace, total distance, altitude variations, and produces a graphic map of my completed route. I can take iPhone pictures along my route and tag points on...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Sep 18, 2008
Subtitle: What’s Wong with Quon? What do police officers do after finishing off a few donuts? Well, this one idled away his time by sending sexually explicit text messages on his Department provided text pager. When his commanding officer checked the...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Jul 14, 2008
This could be the beginning of a dark thriller. A nursing home worker wears a knife concealed under her closing. The employee is part of a group that requires the knife to be worn at all times. A number of mysterious deaths occur at the nursing home. But no, the...
