In February, a United States District Court in San Diego dismissed a lawsuit brought by a spouse against her husband’s employer, Kuciemba v. Victory Woodworks, Inc. The suit alleged that the husband contracted Covid-19…
Read ArticleOn May 18th, Los Angeles County passed an emergency ordinance requiring employers within unincorporated areas of the county to provide employees with up to 4 hours of paid leave (in addition to ordinary Paid…
Read ArticleCalifornia currently permits employers to require workers to submit claims arising from their employment to binding arbitration. Excluded are workers’ compensation controversies or disputes relating to employee benefit plans; but most other disputes, including…
Read ArticleCounseling clients to avoid exposure for disability discrimination can be a prickly business. Consider the following scenario. Your client operates a small manufacturing concern. Every worker at the widget factory, from the owner to…
Read ArticleI always thought that “The Strongly-Worded Letter” would be a decent name for an indie rock band. Right up there with “The Wheelchair Assassins.” It would have been fun to be a rock star.…
Read ArticleBusiness owners cannot be surprised to learn that there have already been hundreds of lawsuits filed in California decrying employers’ pandemic-related practices. So far, the majority of these cases have focused on two theories:…
Read ArticleState and Local Minimum Wage Increases Statewide, the California minimum wage is at least $14 per hour. Employers with 25 or fewer workers (“small businesses”) must pay at least $13 per hour. Certain cities…
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