Recent Posts in Employment Law Category
Posted on May 16, 2012 By Markson Pico
The situation made Ryan uncomfortable. He had been working at a successful car dealership as a supervisor for almost a year and enjoyed his job. The dealership worked hard to keep its customers ...
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Posted on Apr 27, 2012 By Markson Pico
These days, employers are able to pick from a seemingly endless supply of highly qualified job candidates. Sometimes those candidates may be more attractive than an employer's current employees. ...
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Posted on Mar 10, 2012 By Markson Pico
Victims of sexual harassment regularly contact attorneys at Markson Pico LLP and ask "what's my case worth?" Because we don't pretend to have crystal ball, there is no way to respond ...
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Posted on Mar 7, 2012 By Brett Markson
It's no secret. The "great recession" over the past several years has not been kind to the automobile industry. And for car salespersons, no sales means no commissions . But the sales ...
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Posted on Feb 24, 2012 By Markson Pico
It seems that we have recently received several client inquiries by women who have experienced unfair treatment which they believe was related to informing their employers that they were pregnant. ...
Continue reading ""Congratulations on the new baby! You're Fired!"" »
Posted on Oct 5, 2011 By Markson Pico
Employers typically rely on Employment Practices Liability Insurance ("EPLI") policies for coverage against traditional employment-related claims, such as sexual harassment , discrimination ...
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Posted on Sep 30, 2011 By Markson Pico
People know this is 2011, right? While an employer maintaining a dress code is certainly not unusual, one Utah Company took the idea of a dress code to an unhealthy and illegal extreme. Trudy ...
Continue reading "Mini-Skirt Mondays?! One Extreme Example of a Hostile Work Environment" »
Posted on Sep 29, 2011 By Markson Pico
Charter Oak High School fired an openly gay water polo coach, Mitch Stein, after receiving an anonymous complaint about "inappropriate" photos of Stein pulled from his Facebook page. No, ...
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Posted on Sep 29, 2011 By Markson Pico
As the song goes, "Love and marriage, love and marriage. Go together like a horse and carriage, …" In comparison, "Love and civil unions , ..." kind of falls flat. To many, ...
Continue reading "California's Unregistered Same-Sex Partners Remain Vulnerable to Unintended Disinheritance." »
Posted on Aug 24, 2011 By Markson Pico
We recently helped a client who had begun working for a Los Angeles-area restaurant essentially as an independent contractor. She acted as a consultant to the restaurant for their menu; interior ...
Continue reading "Independent Contractors and the FEHA: Is There Protection Available for Claims of Sexual Harassment?" »
Posted on Jun 30, 2011 By Markson Pico
A quick online dictionary search of the definition of "retaliate" reflects that it means "to take retributory action, especially by returning some injury or wrong in kind." We ...
Continue reading ""I'm Gonna Get You Back!" What is Illegal Workplace Retaliation?" »
Posted on Jun 22, 2011 By Markson Pico
It's true! There is some protection for your wage claims under the right circumstances. While certain administrative expenses of the bankruptcy case must be paid first by the employer ...
Continue reading "Your Employer's Bankruptcy Does Not Have To Be The End Of The World When It Comes To Your (Hard Earned) Wage Claim!" »