by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Jul 8, 2016
Pregnancy Discrimination Includes Denial of Light Duty. Ms. White requested accommodation for her pregnancy to allow her to perform light duty work during part of her term. But the Company responded by denying the request. Management stated that it would provide no...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Jun 30, 2016
What is Cognitive Computing or Artificial Intelligence? Cognitive computing is the use of applications to make decisions. The applications are self-teaching. That is, an application “sees and remembers” patterns it finds in data bases to predict outcomes. Why is...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Jun 24, 2016
Employee Recovery Periods in High Temperatures Outdoors Summer is upon us, the days are longer, the sun shines longer and its rays are more direct. California regulations address worker safety in conditions of excess heat. Heat exhaustion is a serious...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Jun 17, 2016
An Uprising of Gender Bias Suits. Currently, the gender bias drama is being played out in Silicon Valley against Twitter, Microsoft, Yahoo, Facebook, and Google. These companies hire mostly white male programmers, and advance male managers who support them. ...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Jun 16, 2016
PAGA Background. You didn’t attend law school. You never ran for political office. But your attorney informs you of the opportunity to act as a private attorney general to obtain redress for your employer’s Labor Code PAGA violations. How can this be, and...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Jun 7, 2016
Gender Bias in Law Firms: So Many Ideas But So Little Progress A culture changing idea hackathon has been sponsored this June 23-24, 2016 to occur at Stanford’s “Diversity Lab.” The event is called the “Women in Law Hackathon.” The idea is to gather mega law firm...
