Some of the regulations related to paid sick leave in California require clarification in the ongoing coronavirus crisis. To help ensure that employees in California know their rights in this regard, we are providing a few pertinent questions and answers. If I have...
It is possible at times for clients to be dissatisfied with the outcome of their case or the way their attorney handled it throughout. But you may not always have grounds for a legal malpractice lawsuit even if you are unhappy with how things have gone with your case....
The widespread economic disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has led to many businesses in California to lay-off their employees. While the federal and state officials are encouraging employers to allow employees to work-from-home wherever possible, many...
Joseph Morris, the executive director of California’s Board of Registered Nursing, has resigned following complaints of sexual harassment against him from women who worked with him. Morris headed the board that regulates and licenses nurses in the state. Allegations...
California has launched a new system that will help track sexual harassment claims filed by state employees. This project had been under development for almost two years, and is now ready to be put into practice. The system will log investigations that the state...
A state judicial panel claimed that there was extensive testimony against California Appeals Court Justice Jeffrey Johnson that showed him to have sexually harassed multiple women at the courthouse. In particular, he harassed a female colleague who he repeatedly...
US District Judge Roger Benitez of San Diego has blocked the new California labor law from applying to over 70,000 independent truckers for an indefinite period. The federal judge decided that the law was preempted by stated federal rules on interstate commerce. The...
Prosecutors charged Harvey Weinstein in Los Angeles on January 6th, 2020 for sexually assaulting one woman and raping another in separate incidents that took place in 2013 over a two-day period. Harvey Weinstein used his power and influence to pressure and intimidate...
Nearly 26,000 correctional officers work in the California prison system. According to inmate advocates, incidents of sexual harassment and sexual abuse by staff are more rampant than what the official records reveal because very few officers get investigated or...
The millennial and controversial Democrat from the Santa Clarita Valley, Rep. Katie Hill, is resigning from Congress. But her sexual harassment case has given rise to an additional debate on cyber harassment and the California law against revenge porn. Following the...