Over the last several years, the economy has hit workers in California hard. Thousands of people were laid off as the Great Recession plagued the country. Many workers have spent months and even years trying to find any place that would hire them. Many of the workers...
Month: August 2013
California mayor accused of sexual harassment
Sexual harassment at work is unacceptable. No California worker should feel like they need to tolerate inappropriate and unwanted sex advances in the workplace. Under California employment laws, sexual harassment includes a variety of behavior, not just physical...
California newscaster sues Viacom for wrongful termination
California employers have a lot of leeway when it comes to firing employees. Most employees are at-will employees and can therefore be fired for almost any reason, without warning. Being an at-will employee also means that an employer can fire someone for personal...
California high school teacher fired over sexual orientation
In an ideal world, discrimination in the workplace would not be an issue. Unfortunately, this is not an ideal world and many people face workplace discrimination on a daily basis. In order to reduce the amount of workplace discrimination, federal and state employment...
Sexual harassment lawsuit filed against San Diego mayor
Readers of our California employment law blog may be interested to learn that a former aid recently filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the mayor of San Diego. Despite taking a pay cut, the former aide was enthusiastic at the prospect to work for the mayor....