Why Winning A Sexual Harassment Claim In California Is Still Difficult (Even In The Post-Weinstein Era)On behalf of The Kaufman Law Firm posted inSexual Harassment on Friday, August 10, 2018.
Following a series of outrageous sexual harassment scandals in Hollywood, and now that California lawmakers have strengthened state laws regarding this type of harassment in the workplace, one would think that winning a claim against a harasser is a walk …
Wrongfully Terminated, Rightfully CompensatedOn behalf of The Kaufman Law Firm posted inWrongful Termination on Friday, August 3, 2018.
We couldn’t believe this when we saw it. A fire engineer has filed a lawsuit against the Five Cities Fire Authority claiming wrongful termination. Jarrid Boyer claims he was terminated from his position after he discovered that the Fire Authority …
Sexual Harassment is No Longer “Harmless” FunOn behalf of The Kaufman Law Firm posted inSexual Harassment on Saturday, July 28, 2018.
The last few years have changed everything about how sexual harassment is treated. From Hollywood to media offices around the country, we are finally realizing as a country that no form of sexual harassment is okay. The old days of …
New Law To Make It Possible To Sue For Discrimination Based On A Single Offensive Remark Or ActOn behalf of The Kaufman Law Firm posted inWorkplace Discrimination on Friday, July 20, 2018.
The standard for filing a discrimination or harassment claim is set to change dramatically with Senate Bill 1300 (Jackson) making its way through California legislature. The proposed bill would significantly lower the legal standard for making a discrimination or harassment …
How Do I Know if I’ve Been Wrongfully Terminated from My Job?On behalf of The Kaufman Law Firm posted inWrongful Termination on Friday, July 13, 2018.
For the most part, employment in the United States is considered at-will employment. This means that both the employer and the employee can terminate the employment without reason or notice. Despite this, there are protections in place against what is …
UC Irvine Sexual Harassment Accusations, Scientist ResignsOn behalf of The Kaufman Law Firm posted inSexual Harassment on Friday, June 22, 2018.
According to reports in the Los Angeles Times earlier this week, a prize-winning scientist has resigned from his role at UC Irvine after the university found he had sexually harasses or assaulted four people. Francisco J. Ayala, a geneticist who …
When Unpaid Commissions, Deductions, Paybacks And Advances Are Prohibited By California LawOn behalf of The Kaufman Law Firm posted inUnpaid Commissions on Friday, June 15, 2018.
Many of you probably know that California law prohibits employers from making deductions from the wages of their employees unless the employer can establish that the business loss was caused by a dishonest or willful act or culpable negligence on …
Wage disputes And Unpaid Commissions. When things get complicatedOn behalf of The Kaufman Law Firm posted inWage & Hour Law on Friday, June 8, 2018.
Wages are supposed to be simple right? Well in some cases, like hourly wages they are. Say if you get paid $25 an hour then you multiply that by the amount of hours you work, and multiply again by the …
Non-Sexual vs. Sexual Harassment In The Workplace: What’s The Difference?On behalf of The Kaufman Law Firm posted inSexual Harassment on Friday, June 1, 2018.
The Harvey Weinstein scandal has forever reshaped California’s sexual harassment laws and continues to ripple through the nation. But many tend to forget that there also a non-sexual form of harassment, and it is no less damaging or traumatizing than …
National Origin Discrimination: California Approves New Protections To Take Effect July 1, 2018On behalf of The Kaufman Law Firm posted inWorkplace Discrimination on Friday, May 25, 2018.
New protections against discrimination on the basis of national origin are about to take effect in Los Angeles and all across California. The California Office of Administrative Law has recently enacted new protections to job applicants and employees, including those …
