California Labor Law News
Family Responsibilities Leading to More Employee Lawsuits
Los Angeles, CA: A new study conducted by the Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California Hastings College of the Law suggests that discrimination against workers who take time to care for family members has resulted in more employee lawsuits being filed against employers. Those lawsuits allege violations of a number of laws, including the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and other state and federal laws. Perhaps surprisingly, men make up 38 percent of all FMLA cases reported, indicating they, too, are victims of discrimination when they take time off to care for family members.
Famed San Francisco 49ers Announcer Sues for Age Discrimination
San Francisco, CA: He had been performing his job faithfully for 30 years, in so doing becoming a football institution in San Francisco. Bob Sarlatte, the stadium announcer for the San Francisco 49ers, on the job since 1984, and for a generation of football fans his was the only voice fans heard inside the stadium when they attended a 49ers game. Today, Sarlatte is suing for California age discrimination.
Proposed Bill Aims at Standards for Indoor Workers
Sacramento, CA: We should know in a little more than a year what Cal-OSHA, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health for the state of California, comes up with in terms of proposals to regulate indoor working conditions with an aim to setting standards for workers who toil indoors.
Wells Fargo Settles Wrongful Termination Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: Wells Fargo has settled a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by a former employee, who alleged her decision to transition from a man to a woman led to her being fired. The California labor lawsuit was filed in July 2015, and alleged Marlo Kaitlin Gallegos suffered discrimination, harassment and wrongful termination at the hands of Wells Fargo. The terms of the settlement have not been released.
California Labor Law Compliance Lawsuit Grew from Accident at Tesla
Fremont, CA: A developing issue in the global automotive industry pertaining to labor law compliance appears to have its roots in California and, specifically, the Tesla automotive plant. A California labor law compliance lawsuit filed by an injured worker toiling for a subcontractor during a construction job at the Tesla plant is effectively reverberating around the globe.
Well-Known Fitness Brand Associated with California Wage and Hour Class Action
Los Angeles, CA: You would be forgiven if West Covina Corporate Fitness is a name that doesn’t ring an immediate bell for you. But Gold’s Gym might. In actual fact, West Covina Corporate Fitness Inc. (WCCF) does business in California under the Gold’s Gym banner, a popular brand amongst fitness buffs and professionals who like to get a little sweat equity in before work or after leaving the office for the day. However, WCCF is currently facing a California Wage and Hour class-action lawsuit over the alleged exclusion of commission wages earned by fitness trainers from hourly rates for the purposes of computing overtime.
In Praise of the California Undocumented Worker
Washington, DC: The unbridled rhetoric that remains the overriding flavor of the Donald Trump Republican campaign is being tested in the highest court in the land following a hearing of legal arguments in United States v. Texas in April that will not only seal the fate of President Obama’s troubled executive actions on immigration, but will either fan the flames or douse the fire of the presumptive Republican nominee.
Tibble ERISA Lawsuit Dismissed
San Francisco, CA: An ERISA lawsuit nine years in the making has been dismissed, after making its way from the California courts up to the Supreme Court and being sent back to the lower courts. The lawsuit, which alleged violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), claimed breach of fiduciary duty. Now, the Ninth Circuit has dismissed the lawsuit, finding that the plaintiffs should have raised the claim of improper plan monitoring before the case went to the Supreme Court.
Doctor Files California FMLA Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A wide-ranging California FMLA lawsuit that alleges violations of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) together with alleged violations against other federal and state statutes was filed in February by a former UCLA resident doctor. The lawsuit, which names among the defendants the University of California Board of Regents, claims that the university denied the plaintiff the right to maternity leave, and later terminated her residency at the university, allegedly because UCLA was not willing to accommodate an unrelated leg injury.
Medical Facility Hit with California Wage and Hour Class-Action Lawsuit
San Francisco, CA: It’s a fairly standard set of guidelines aimed at protecting health and well-being, together with maintaining and promoting fairness, for non-exempt California workers. So often, however, these basic tenets of employment are either set aside and ignored, or bypassed out of apathy or poor management.
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