California laws protect employees from having to tolerate unwanted sexual advances in the workplace. When employees are subjected to unwanted sexually explicit comments, touching, jokes or images they have the right under employment laws to complain to their employers...
Month: February 2013
Los Angeles crash leads to questions about workers’ safety
On Feb. 10, a helicopter crashed in Los Angeles County at the Polsa Rosa Ranch, killing three people. This helicopter was a working on the production of a new reality television show for the Discovery Network. The Polsa Rosa Ranch is popular site for filming of all...
Former OWN employee brings discrimination suit in Los Angeles
Television and media giant Oprah Winfrey's television network, OWN, is being sued by a former employee in a Los Angeles court. In the suit, the former employee claims that the network violated employment laws by discriminating against her.In 2010, the woman was hired...
Can a California employee leave work to care for an adult child?
Sometimes life brings unexpected circumstances that require extra special attention. People have babies, people get sick and people have emergencies they need to deal with. When these extraordinary circumstances happen, people often wonder if their jobs will be safe...
