EEOC Enforcement Focus — Employers Beware
I am sitting in an EEOC training course in Los Angeles. I will post some blogs about it today. Here is what we have learned so far.* Equal pay will [...]
The EEOC Sues Tenaya Lodge for Harassment and Retaliation
The EEOC issued a press release today stating that Tenaya Lodge will be paying $195,000 to settle a sex harassment and retaliation claim. The plaintiff filed a complaint with the [...]
An Example of the Obama Administration’s Hostility toward Religion: Hosannah-Tabor Church v. EEOC
By the time you read this, the election will be over. However, in light of the great day it is when we can exercise our right to vote and select [...]
Stripping Pays — Especially for Lawyers!
The Los Angeles Daily Journal (a legal periodical) today reported on a $12.9 million settlement among "exotic" dancers (strippers) and the "gentlemens' clubs" (strip joints) where they plied their trade. (Did [...]
NLRB Prohibits Confidentiality in Harassment Investigations
Here goes the NLRB again, trying to make itself relevant in today’s modern, non-unionized workforce. In the case of Banner Health System, 358 NLRB No. 93 (July 30, 2012), the [...]
A New California Law Affecting Commissioned Employees
Labor Code section 2751 has been on the books for several years. Historically, it required out-of-state companies to document, in writing, the commission structure for employees. The court invalidated the [...]