Monthly Archives: June 2019
Waiting Too Long to Object: Supreme Court Rules Employer Lost the Right to Raise Technical Objection to Title VII Complaint
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects all California employees from workplace discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. If an employer violates Title VII, the employee may pursue a civil lawsuit in federal court. However, the law first instructs the employee to file a formal discrimination charge… Read More »
Supreme Court Holds California Labor Law Does Not Protect Workers on Outer Continental Shelf
California has its own state minimum wage and overtime laws that afford many employees greater protections than those provided by federal law. But what about employees who work in areas that are not on California soil, or maybe off the California coast, such as drilling platforms? Are such areas also covered by state law?… Read More »
Does Your California Employer Have to Pay for Medical Testing If They Require it For Your Job?
The Americans with Disabilities Act as Amended (ADAAA) is a federal law which limits an employer’s ability to make inquiries into an employee or job applicant’s medical condition(s), so long as the employer has 15 or more employees. Prior to making an offer of employment, an employer is generally prohibited from asking any questions… Read More »
Is a “No Re-Hire Provision” Legal in My California Employment Contract?
Under California law (California Business and Professions Code Section 16600), “every contract by which anyone is restrained from engaging in a lawful profession, trade, or business of any kind,” is prohibited. Among other things, this means that, absent special circumstances, an employer cannot require a California employee to sign an agreement restricting the employee’s… Read More »
