by Experience, Dedication, Results | Aug 16, 2007
Most employers think any support of a spiritual or religious activity at work is prohibited. Not so. What is prohibited is partiality of one employee or group because of religion. What does that mean? It means that if the employer sets the rules of a religiously...
by Experience, Dedication, Results | Feb 13, 2007
He’s handsome, he’s charming, and maybe he’s sexually harassed. Currently on file with L.A. Superior Court is a sexual harassment case by a UCLA male resident against his female supervising physician. He claims he lost a coveted position because he...
by Experience, Dedication, Results | Aug 3, 2006
California Courts interpreting California anti-discrimination laws often look to federal court decisions interpreting federal anti-discrimination laws under “Title VII”. A recent U.S. Supreme Court case, Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. White...
by Experience, Dedication, Results | Apr 7, 2006
In California, abusive language can cost about $3195.17 per word. Hope v. California Youth Authority, 134 Cal. App. 4th 577 (2005)The jury awarded Bruce Hope $917,104 in economic damages and $1 million in emotional damages after he was repeatedly called demeaning...
by Experience, Dedication, Results | Mar 15, 2006
The Gorilla Foundation in San Francisco recently settled claims by two former employees, Nancy Alperin and Kendra Keller, who were allegedly sexual harassed when forced to show a gorilla their bare breasts.Apparently, the foundation president Francine Patterson...
by Experience, Dedication, Results | Mar 9, 2006
Have you ever wondered whether you should be compensated for your travel time to and from work because, well, you’re being forced to travel? A man named Bobby Overton attempted to be compensated by his employer for his travel time, and lost! He claimed that...
