Who Is My Employer?: The Doctrine of Joint Employer Liability
Who is my “Employer?” There are multiple situations in the modern workplace where employees work for several different entities. For example, an employee might be retained by a temporary agency to provide services to another company. In other...Pregnancy Discrimination: A Persistent Problem
The ProblemWhile the days of shameless sex discrimination depicted in the AMC Series Mad Men may be a thing of the past, pregnancy and other forms of sex discrimination in the workplace continue to present female workers with a very pervasive, significant, and...Pregnancy Leave: Baby Bonding
What Are My Rights to Pregnancy Leave?There are two principal statutes involved in determining a family’s rights with respect to pregnancy leave. The first of these is the Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”). As it related to pregnancy, it...Employees to California Supreme Court: Give me a Break
Meal and Rest Period Laws: California Supreme Court to clarify on-call rest break lawWhether employers can require employees to have cell phones or radios while on break will be the focus of an upcoming Supreme Court case.California requires employers to allow...
