Does the high unemployment rate impact plaintiffs’ win rates in employment cases?

The jobs recession likely impacts plaintiffs’ win rates, but more certain is that a juror’s decision is based on gender, racial/ethnic, or demographic biases

From Issue: 2010 December

COVID-19 and employment litigation

A survey of recent developments from discrimination and retaliation to disability accommodation and vaccination

William C. Jhaveri-Weeks
Ally N. Girouard

From Issue: 2021 June

Caregiver discrimination

Laws you can use to protect the rights of parents and caregivers in the workplace

Jennifer L. Liu

From Issue: 2021 May

California family-leave laws offer numerous protections

Employees in companies of 50 or more workers are entitled to many types of statutory leave, and even those in smaller firms (5 or more) are entitled to pregnancy leave

Christina M. Coleman

From Issue: 2019 March

California employees finally have paid sick leave

Understanding the myriad of new state and local regulations that impact Californians’ sick leave

Karine Bohbot and Elizabeth Riles

From Issue: 2015 June

Appellate Reports

Employment and anti-SLAPP: A decision to deny tenure rested on communications made in the course of that decision, an official proceeding, and was protected activity for purposes of anti-SLAPP

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2017-June

Defendants hiding behind privilege in employment litigation

Overcoming bogus privilege objections – one at a time

Eduard Meleshinsky

From Issue: 2016 June

Class-action settlement principles to take with you into mediation

How much do they really pay? The details determine the true gross dollar value of employment settlements

Bryan Schwartz

From Issue: 2014 April

California’s organ and bone-marrow donation law gives employees a new right

The last thing a California employee should be worried about is taking time off work to give the gift of life

Elnaz Masoom

From Issue: 2011 October

California Fair Pay Act

New law places a greater burden on employers to justify pay disparity, offers new avenues of employment litigation

Lisa P. Mak
Aron K. Liang

From Issue: 2015 December

California discrimination and harassment standards

Why offensive conduct still falls through the cracks

Laura Mazza-Katie Bain-Katie Debski

From Issue: 2022 April

Appellate Reports

In Dynamex Operations Cal. Supreme Court adopts new test for “employee” vs. “independent contractor.” In Pebley v. Santa Clara Organics, appellate court oks medical care on a lien, even for plaintiffs with insurance

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2018 June