Category: Employment Litigation

Some people across California, including business owners and individuals alike, may have read our blog post at the beginning of the year in which we talked about pregnancy discrimination in the workplace. We discussed what pregnancy discrimination is and touched on the fact that employers who fail to follow state and federal employment laws could…

For businesses, arbitration represents an efficient and cost-effective means to resolve employment-related disputes outside of the courtroom. Rulings are final and binding with limited grounds for review or appeals. Final decisions are rarely made public, unlike court rulings. Many judges see arbitration as a process that provides relief to their overloaded dockets. However, one judge…

When a legal commentator refers in a recent article to something that “every employer [in California] should know,” she is referencing a new statutory enactment that took legal effect from the first of the year. Specifically, that is section 925 of the California Labor Code, which rolls out a new provision applicable to choice-of-law and forum…

As some of our readers may already know, the ridesharing service Uber uses a smartphone application to connect people in need of transportation with drivers who are willing to provide it. The service is now available in a number of cities across the nation and has gained thousands of followers. But the company has also…

In San Diego this week, as well as in other cities across the nation, a large number of fast food workers hit the streets to protest low wages in the food service industry, further raising awareness about minimum wage and the fact that it may not be sufficient enough to stay above the poverty line…

While not always, non-compete agreements, sometimes called “covenants not to compete,” often appear in the employment agreement context. They are typically intended to prevent an employee from accepting later employment with a competitor of the employer within a certain geographical area and for a certain amount of time.  Unfortunately, while employers like these provisions, they…

Keeping track of employee time to ensure wages are properly paid as required by law can be tricky. A new California Supreme Court ruling just made the requirement that much more taxing for employers of all types. In a case brought against Starbucks, an employee alleged he was required to perform several job duties after…

The U.S. Supreme Court’s latest employment litigation decision requires employees to focus on all the terms of the employment contracts they sign with their employers. When negotiating an employment contract, to the extent an employee can, people tend to focus on one main thing: pay. After that, some may be thinking about benefits and holiday time…

In June 2018, Larson & Gaston’s employment litigation lawyers, led by Victor Cosentino, defeated a certified, nationwide, federal class action in the Central District of California for alleged violations of the Fair Credit Report Act’s (FCRA) authorization, disclosure and notice provisions, 15 U.S.C. § 1651b. The case was brought against a national motor carrier, a client of the…

Whether you’re a business owner or an employee here in California, it’s important to have at least a general understanding of business and employment law. That’s because having a familiarity with the law can help you recognize situations in which a person or business may be violating the law.  More importantly, it will help prevent…

Because of the rising awareness of employment laws, many workers across the nation, including here in California, have started watching every step business’ make. In some cases, a company may be under such intense scrutiny that workers believe the company is violating the law when in fact they are in full compliance. As you can…

It seems surprising in an era where people are living longer, healthier lives and working well into their late sixties and seventies that age discrimination would remain a problem, especially for 40 year olds. But, it is.   In Los Angeles, the Enterprise Rent-A-Car company has come to a compromise and settled an age discrimination…

Today’s post takes a topical look at employment law issues in California. As we note on our Employment Law website page at the Pasadena-based law firm of Larson & Gaston, LLP, serving clients across Los Angeles County and Southern California, that centrally involves “the relationship between companies and individuals.” How complex is that? We would simply answer that…