California Labor and Employment Law

Thank You to Michael Fox of “Jottings by an Employer’s Lawyer”

Michael Fox runs one of the oldest and most respected employment law blogs (blawgs?) in the business, "Jottings by an Employer’s Lawyer" . He was blogging long before it became fashionable. I’ve been a regular reader of his blog and a fan.

Recently, Michael got nostalgic and posted this entry: "6 Years, 1800 Posts and How the World Has Changed" . Why (more…)

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Arbitration Works Better than Lawsuits . . . But for Whom?

This gem of an editorial appeared in the Wall Street Journal: "Arbitration Works Better than Lawsuits" . The author is a lawyer at Hogan & Hartson, an 800+ lawyer law firm whose enviable roster of clients reads like a who’s who of Fortune 500 companies: Alcatel Space, (more…)

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‘Desk Rage’ on the Rise

If you thought ‘road rage’ was a problem, make way for ‘desk rage’. According to this Reuters report, "Desk rage spoils workplace for many Americans" , anger in the workplace is on the rise. And it isn’t just about ‘going postal’. The article contains some startling statistics – of the workers who responded to research surveys: (more…)

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Former CIA Operative Sues Agency for Suppressing WMD Intelligence

It takes a lot of courage for an employee to stand up to their employer when asked to break the law or look the other way. For those who choose to Do the Right Thing, the decision typically wreaks havoc on their jobs, their careers, their marriages, their finances – on their (more…)

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Bigotry Gets Subtle – Code Word Slurs in the Workplace

Do you know what a "reggin" is?

Tomeika Broussard didn’t either, but when her supervisor called her a "reggin", she suspected it was something bad. Later, she figured out what it was: the n-word spelled backward. Broussard filed a complaint (more…)

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