Worker's Compensation
What Can You Sue Your Employer For?
Employees can sue their employer for various wrongs, most notably: Wrongful dismissalUnpaid wagesHuman rights violationsTraditional torts such as assault, battery...
How Much Does An Employment Lawyer Cost?
The cost of an employment lawyer depends on the type of matter and the experience of the lawyer. Minimal risk,...
Reminder: San Francisco’s Family Friendly Workplace Amended Ordinance Takes Effect July 2022
On July 13, 2022, San Francisco’s amended Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance (FFWO) goes into effect. All employers who conduct business...
UK: tribunal rules that ‘bald’ insult is harassment related to sex
A recent tribunal ruling highlights the potential for name-calling and abusive language to form the basis of a discrimination claim...
California Supreme Court Holds Meal Period Premiums Are “Wages” and May Trigger Wage Statement and Waiting Time Penalties
On May 23, 2022, in Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc., P.3d (2022), the California Supreme Court issued an important...
UK: first EAT ruling on Covid-related automatic unfair dismissal claim
In its first Covid-related unfair dismissal case, Rodgers v Leeds Laser Cutting, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has clarified when automatic...
Employers Beware: Take-Home COVID Cases are on the Rise (US)
You’ve just been informed that an employee who apparently contracted COVID-19 from an exposure in your workplace brought the virus...
Court gets the joke: Twitter “threat” didn’t violate NLRA: Employment & Labor Insider
A couple of years ago, I posted about a decision from an administrative law judge who found that Ben Domenech,...
Sexual Assault In The Workplace
Victims of sexual assault at work can sue their attacker and their employer for damages (i.e. money). Employers can be vicariously...
Letters from America – risks of discrimination in AI-backed recruitment processes (UK)
So following our recent post on proposed new regulations it’s not just the EU which is looking askance at the...