New Laws Protect Pregnancy Disability Leave and Accommodation

New Laws Protect Pregnancy Disability Leave and Accommodation

Orange County Employment Lawyer: Thanks to the Fair Employment and Housing Commission and the vital contribution it received from the California Employment Lawyers Association, California has implemented landmark regulations protecting employment rights of pregnant workers.  These regulations have been updated to be even more far-reaching, with broad definitions of disability and reasonable accommodation rights.  …

Arbitration Games: Bingham McCutchen Appeals to U.S. Supreme Court

Arbitration Games: Bingham McCutchen Appeals to SCOTUS

Orange County Employment Attorney: Eight months after a California Court of Appeal unanimously laid the smack down on Bingham McCutchen, ruling that their mandatory employee arbitration agreement was unenforceable, Bingham is going for broke and appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court. The appeal comes almost five months after the California Supreme Court denied Bingham’s request…

YAHOO! Uses Bell Curve to Help Rank and Fire Employees

YAHOO Employees Ranked and Fired on Bell Curve

Orange County Employment Attorney: Reports have been popping up this week detailing how Yahoo CEO, Marissa Mayer, has implemented a system where managers are forced to rank Yahoo employees on a bell curve and then fire those at the low end. This seems to be the second major HR disaster coming from Mayer’s reign after…

CalTrans Hit With $570,000 Verdict for Whistleblower Retaliation

Caltrans Hit With $570,000 Verdict for Whistleblower Retaliation

Orange County Employment Attorney: Caltrans received a very special Halloween treat yesterday when a Los Angeles jury awarded employee Tony Brake, a 50-year old bridge engineer and first-line supervisor, over $570,000 in economic and emotional distress damages after senior Caltrans employees subjected him to whistleblower retaliation after he reported (and refused to participate in) discrimination against…