Wage and hour lawsuits are reportedly outpacing many other types of employment litigation in California and throughout the country, according to a new report by the Institute for Legal Reform. According to the report, wage and hour litigation has expanded significantly in recent years – and shows few signs of…
A California age discrimination lawsuit brought by 15 firefighters who previously worked for the City of San Francisco has resulted in a victory and an order to pay the workers a total of $3.7 million. The case is noteworthy for the simple fact of how much was awarded, but also…
Two separate cases of sexual harassment filed against top-level city officials in Los Angeles has prompted two council members to urge changes in the city’s anti-harassment training courses. Our Costa Mesa sexual harassment lawyers understand that for the City of Los Angeles, like many other places of employment, sexual harassment…
A federal push to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees is quickly gaining steam among lawmakers, with all but two Democrats in the Senate signing on to co-sponsor the legislation. Our Costa Mesa LBGT discrimination attorneys know that in California, it is illegal to discriminate a worker or potential…
It’s been two decades since lawmakers passed legislation that would protect employees who were coping with a serious illness or family adjustment, either personally or in their immediate family. Today, our employment lawyers in California understand the law, the Family and Medical Leave Act, better known as FMLA, is continuing…
A woman previously employed by a nonprofit Christian ministry group has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit, alleging her employer fired her because she was going through a divorce. Costa Mesa wrongful termination lawyers know that while the courts have broadly backed religious institutions with regard to employment actions – sometimes…
Our Costa Mesa religious discrimination attorneys recently wrote in our Employment Lawyer Blog about the case of a retail clothing store employee who was fired for refusing to remove her hijab, or Muslim religious head covering, at the request of her employer. Now, The Wall Street Journal is exploring the…
A number of high-profile disability discrimination lawsuits across the country are an important reminder of the fact that although we have made a great deal of progress in this arena, we still have a far way to go. Here in California, the Fair Employment Housing Act, enforced by the state’s…
Although the general tide toward employment litigation has been leaning more toward corporate interests lately, most notably with more stringent standards for class action filings, that doesn’t mean such cases are no longer happening at all. Our Costa Mesa employment lawyers know that this was recently evidenced in a decision…
A number of recent articles have boldly proclaimed that recent unpaid internship lawsuits have resulted in vast reductions of job opportunities and that the “era of internships is over,” urging companies to simply steer clear of interns altogether. Our Costa Mesa wage and hour attorneys find this approach unfortunate, as…