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A $275,000 disability settlement between the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Wal-Mart was reached this week. The settlement was agreed upon after a man was unfairly discriminated against following his cancer surgery. The Wal-Mart employee underwent...
A 2003 law passed by a city ordinance requires business owners to follow San Francisco mandatory cost-of-living or inflation increases to the minimum wage. The minimum wage is set to increase from $9.92 to $10.24 in 2012. While employees say that the increase will...
The 4th District Court of Appeals upheld the lower court's ruling in favor of the defendant Red Hill Lutheran Church and school after firing a preschool teacher for not conforming to their beliefs. The woman was unmarried and lived with a boyfriend and their child,...
As California residents ring in the New Year, they will also be ringing in new employment laws. About two dozen employment laws go into effect on January 1 in California. Relevant laws set to go into effect on Jan. 1 include gender discrimination changes, medical...
A former law firm partner lost his age discrimination suit against law firm Holland & Knight. The judge granted summary judgment in favor of the law firm, holding that the former partner was not an employee under a legal test established by a previous legal...
A new rule proposed by the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Obama Administration would set a goal of hiring 7 percent of its federal contracting workforce as employees with disabilities. The proposed rule is not official yet; it will go through a review and public...
In filing a claim with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), or a state employment agency, most rules have filing guidelines and deadlines. The rules help employers understand their obligations and help employees understand how to file a sexual...
The proposed federal employment law changes for children working on farms have critics and supporters throughout California. While the change is pending with the Department of Labor, California lawmakers are debating the merits of a bill that would prohibit children...
A federal court rejected the class certification of a large class of Hispanic and black homeowners based on the analysis in the U.S. Supreme Court employment law decision Wal-Mart Stores Inc. v. Dukes. This is only one of the cases that has relied on the important...
You can choose among many California law firms when seeking an attorney for your employment law matter. Here are four reasons you should consider Bononi Law Group.
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