California Labor Law News
California Amends Employment Discrimination Regulations
Sacramento, CA: As of April 1, 2016, California has amended its Fair Employment and Housing Act regulations to include new requirements for employers. These new requirements involve discrimination, harassment and retaliation in the workplace, and cover all employers who regularly employ five or more individuals. Employers who violate the regulations could face California employee lawsuits.
California Warehouse Cited for OSHA Violations, Faces Class-Action Lawsuit
Wilmington, CA: A complaint by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) together with a California OSHA labor class-action lawsuit filed in late 2014 combine to allege both health and safety hazards, and retaliation against union activity undertaken by workers at the California Cartage Company and Orient Tally Company.
California Supreme Court Rules Employees Entitled to Seats
Sacramento, CA: The Supreme Court of California has ruled that employees must be provided with seats if sitting does not interfere with the work they are doing. The decision came after a California employee lawsuit filed by workers at CVS and Chase Bank, who argued they were forced to stand on the job despite California law requiring access to seats where work reasonably permits sitting.
Former Firefighter Awarded $2.3 Million
Vallejo, CA: A former California firefighter has been awarded $2.3 million in his wrongful termination and retaliation lawsuit, filed after he was allegedly fired for complaining about breaches in procedure. The plaintiff, Todd Milan, alleged in his wrongful termination lawsuit that two of his superiors retaliated against him when he reported the breaches to officials.
Freelance Writer Takes on Stadium Contractor in California Wage and Hour Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: It’s an interesting position: launch a proposed class-action lawsuit, and then write all about it. But that’s what Gabriel Thompson has done. Gabriel, writing in Slate Magazine (2/19/16), reveals that he is the lead plaintiff in a California wage and hour lawsuit against the entity contracted by Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara to provide food and beverage services to the Bay area stadium, which is home to the San Francisco 49ers and host of Super Bowl 50.
Court Grants Class-Action Status to ERISA Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A California District Court judge has granted class certification to a California ERISA lawsuit filed against Transamerica Life Insurance Company. The lawsuit, filed by Jaclyn Santomenno and others, alleged Transamerica charged excessive fees, in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).
Discrepancy between California Family Leave Act and FMLA
Sacramento, CA: A new study published by Forbes suggests that although employees in California have access to paid family leave, few employees are using it. A major reason for that discrepancy could be that although California’s Family Temporary Disability Insurance (FTDI) allows for paid family leave, it does not offer job protection for workers who take the leave. That protection is offered by the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the California Family Rights Act (CFRA), but those acts only apply to certain employees who are on unpaid leave.
University of California, Former Berkeley Dean Face Harassment Lawsuit
Berkeley, CA: The esteemed Berkeley School of Law is writhing in the shadow of yet another cloud of controversy following the resignation of the dean of law at the University of California school, amidst allegations of sexual harassment. To that end, the dean’s former executive assistant has launched a California sexual harassment lawsuit against both the former dean of law, and the University of California Board of Regents for, in the plaintiff’s view, failing to undertake sufficient measures to prevent such harassment from taking place.
California State Bar Faces $15 Million Wrongful Termination Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: The California State Bar faces a $15 million wrongful termination lawsuit alleging a former administrative assistant was fired for reporting ethical violations. Sonja Oehler filed the California wrongful termination suit, claiming she was fired because she knew about incompetence on the part of State Bar leadership and further claiming that other employees were also wrongfully fired from their jobs.
California Wage and Hour Class Action Settled for $2.25 Million
Oakland, CA: Final approval has been granted for a proposed settlement in a California Wage and Hour Lawsuit against Bank of America alleging improper classification of some employees. The settlement, granted final approval on January 14 of this year, is worth $2.25 million.
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