In Rogers v. County of Los Angeles, the Court of Appeals held that an employee cannot pursue a claim for interference with her rights under the California Family Rights Act (“CFRA”) if she is out on leave more than 12 weeks. There, the plaintiff, Rogers, worked for the County for 36 years, the
“Me Too” Evidence Permitted In Wrongful Termination Case
In Pantoja v. Anton, the Court was asked to decide whether the trial court erred in not allowing the jury to hear “me too” evidence, that is, evidence of the employer’s alleged gender bias in the form of harassing activity against women employees other than the plaintiff. In particular, the “me too”
Supreme Court Rejects Largest Ever Proposed Cass Action In Wal-Mart v. Dukes
On June 20, 2011 the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the proposed class action lawsuit by over 1.5 million former and current female employees of Wal-Mart. The lawsuit alleged that the nation’s largest private employer discriminated against women tem in terms of pay and promotions throughout its 3,400
Employer Cannot Use An Abbreviation Of Its DBA On A Wage Statement
In Noori v. Countrywide Payroll & HR Solutions, the Court stated that an employee asserted a viable claim for a violation of Labor Code §226(a)(8) where his wage statements from his employer bore only an abbreviation of a fictitious business name as opposed to his employer’s name. The Court