In Ramos v. Garcia, Plaintiff prevailed on a number of wage and hour claims against two of his former employers, but failed to prevail against a third defendant, whom the trial court deemed to be a manager and co-employee, not an employer. The trial court awarded attorneys’ fees to the third
Former Employee’s Challenge Of Arbitration Agreement Denied
In Harris v. TAP Worldwide, LLC, the validity of an arbitration agreement appended to an employee handbook was at issue. Plaintiff received an employee handbook that conspicuously referenced an attached appendix dealing with the company’s arbitration policies, as well as a separate “Agreement to
Court Overturns Grant of Summary Judgment For Employer In Disability Discrimination Case
In Moore v. Regents of the University of California, a former employee filed multiple causes of action under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) against her former employer, including disability discrimination, failure to accommodate, failure to engage in the interactive process,
School Employees Are Not Entitled To Unemployment Benefits During The Summer Months
In United Educators of San Francisco v. California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board, the Court interpreted the language of section 1253.3 of the California Unemployment Insurance Code. In accordance with the intent of the legislature, the Court determined that school employees who have received
