by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Aug 16, 2016
Human Resources — The Legal Duty to Investigate and Take Corrective Action Good Human Resources [“H.R.”] people do good work. Many H.R. professionals are just like you and I, trying to provide the best service they can. Many are overworked and...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Aug 8, 2016
Waving Goodbye to Arbitration Recent federal cases clarify when a defendant employer will lose its contractual right to arbitrate. Judge Reinhardt of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals wrote for a three-judge panel that an employer waived arbitration of a class...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Jul 23, 2016
Proof of Discrimination – Drawing the Line on Bad Conduct Proof of discrimination is challenging but always possible. The burden of proof in a California Fair Employment and Housing [FEHA] case is by evidence showing that it is probable that discrimination was...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Jul 21, 2016
Why You May Want to Inspect Your Personnel File. You may want to inspect your personnel file for multiple reasons. An employee wants to know that important records are included. Perhaps inaccurate information needs to be tagged, removed, or make subject to rebuttal....
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Jul 20, 2016
WHAT ARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES AND WHY CREATE ONE? Our firm routinely encounters an employer having “LLC” after its name. What is the impact of this designation on our client’s ability to collect his settlement, award, or judgment? We generally sue corporations,...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Jul 15, 2016
Due Process Required to Deprive Teacher of Job Public employees have a property interest in their jobs. This right separates them from their private employment peers. Non-public employees have only a contractual right to employment or rights conferred by state and...
