Tesla Employees Suing Over ‘Jim Crow Era’ Workplace Seek Sanctions
January 17, 2020
By Alaina Lancaster | January 14, 2020 at 04:22 PM – SOURCE: here. Tesla employees suing the automaker for allegedly fostering a racist factory work environment are now also pursuing sanctions against the car company.
Read MoreCalifornia AB51’s End to Mandatory Arbitration Agreements
January 10, 2020
In the Fall we celebrated California Governor Gavin Newsom signing into law Assembly Bill 51, thus prohibiting employers from requiring employees, or applicants for employment, to sign mandatory arbitration agreements. The new law was supposed to go into effect January 1, 2020, paving the way for a return to a transparent, fair and just system […]
Read MoreEqual Pay for Equal Work – Perspective of a Bay Area Discrimination Attorney
January 02, 2020
Our holiday table was groaning under the weight of roasted meat, aromatic stuffing, potatoes and vegetables. And once we had enjoyed a heaping plateful and some delightful conversation, we went back to the kitchen for dessert. Only to find that each of the beautiful pies, cut to serve six, was missing a giant slice. That […]
Read MoreOffice Parties and Potential Harassment – Views from a Sexual Harassment Law Firm
December 21, 2019
We were enjoying a mid-week lunch in a local San Francisco Bay Area restaurant in early December and were distracted by a raucous outburst from fellow patrons. An extended table of 15-20 guests wearing the unmistakable sparkle of a holiday office celebration. They were playing some kind of white elephant gift exchange game that involved […]
Read MoreThe Public Consequence of Sex Harassment
November 13, 2019
The #MeToo movement is now ten years old. For the past decade there has been increasing public support for women who stand up to unwanted treatment and sexual harassment instigated by male supervisors, colleagues, teachers, and employers. During those ten years, the societal response to women who have been the victims of such illegal behavior […]
Read MoreNew Support for Victims of Sexual Harassment and Other Forms of Harassment…and An End to Mandatory Arbitration Agreements
October 25, 2019
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law key bills providing protections for employees vis-a-vis sexual harassment.
Read MoreWhat is a Mandatory Arbitration Agreement and Should You Sign It?
October 11, 2019
For many workers here in San Francisco, the Bay Area, California or elsewhere, starting a new job is both an exciting and nerve-wracking time. The employee has new faces and names to learn, new strategies and techniques to master and often a plethora of paperwork to scan through and sign during the onboarding process. With […]
Read MoreWhat’s Next after the Chabad of Poway Shooting?
June 05, 2019
Just a month after the arson and vandalism at Dur-ul-Arqam mosque in Escondido, California, another attack left one dead and several injured at Chabad of Poway in San Diego. A nineteen-year-old white man, John Earnest, was identified as the shooter. Earnest is also being charged in connection with the aforementioned arson. Now, and in the […]
Read MoreTesla Litigation – Tesla Can’t Enforce an Arbitration Agreement That Our Client Never Signed
May 31, 2019
June 1, 2019 – The California Court of Appeal has denied Tesla’s motion to compel arbitration. Journalists, bloggers, and others in the media who would like to know more are urged to contact the firm.
Read MoreSupreme Court Will Decide LGBTQ Employment Discrimination Cases in 2020
May 26, 2019
In the fall of 2019, the Supreme Court will hear several cases involving LGBTQ discrimination in the workplace. This is notable for many reasons, not least of all considering the new composition of the Supreme Court. No LGBT-related cases have been heard by the Supreme Court since Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement, whose seat […]
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