California Labor & Employment Law Blog
Legal news and tips for employees in California.
Author: Eugene Lee is a solo practitioner in Los Angeles.
Blawg Related Categories: Labor & Employment • States • California • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from California Labor & Employment Law Blog
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Dept. of Labor Fails to Protect Workers: “We have a crisis in wage theft”
Is your boss ripping you off by refusing to pay you overtime? Forcing you to work off the clock? Not letting you take meal or rest breaks? If so, you might want to think twice…
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We’ve been named a Top 100 Employment Law Blog!
The good folks over at the "Delaware Employment Law Blog", which is itself a top-notch employment law blog published by the Delaware law firm of Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, have seen fit to…
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LAPD Hit with $2.3 Mil. Sexual Harassment Jury Verdict
The LA Times reports in an article entitled "Jury awards $2.3 million in LAPD harassment case" that a federal jury has awarded a female police officer $2.3 million for sexual harassment and retaliation by members…
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California Judges Getting $46,000 a Year “Perks” from Counties: Is This OK?
Imagine you are suing someone. Imagine you and the defendant are before a judge. Imagine that judge happens to be receiving $46,000 per year in "perks" and "supplemental benefits" from your opponent that you don’t…
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What You Need to Know About Title VII and the ADA
The following is an article I recently wrote for the ABA GP-SOLO periodical. It is geared toward other attorneys but employees may find it helpful in thinking about their cases. Note, for employees in California,…
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Support the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 Now!
Are you a consumer? An employee? A credit card user? Then you need to know about the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009. We’ve already explained a number of times why arbitration is awful for people…
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Tip for Unemployed Job Seekers … Stay Positive!
And the hits just keeps on coming. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics , US unemployment steadily marched upward from 5.0% in May 2008 to 7.2% in January 2009. Meanwhile, the LA Times reports…
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“Change” is Coming to the Federal Courts – Obama-style
With a Democrat about to enter the White House for the first time in 8 years and with a Democratic-majority firmly in control of Congress, the conservative Federal judiciary is about to come face-to-face with…
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$3.4 Mil. Settlement is Latest Female College Coach Award
It seems female collegiate sports coaches have been long been getting the short end of the stick compared to their male counterparts, but that looks like it’s about to change. According to an article at…
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How Much Do Lawsuits Cost?
People in the US love to rail about the fact that there are too many lawsuits, too many greedy plaintiffs gaming the system, too many people refusing to take responsibility for their own errors. Numerous…