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Los Angeles Sexual Harassment Case 2008-05-07 20:38:40 Specialty Restaurants Corp. agreed to pay $625,000 in a settlement for allowing sexual harassment and retaliation. The company owns a chain of restaurants, including the Proud Bird near LAX and Shanghai Reds in Marina del Rey Read more:Angeles
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Employers duties once Sexual Harassment is Reported 2008-03-21 17:07:14 As soon as an employer becomes aware of a potential sexual harassment situation, it should investigate the allegations in order to take prompt and effective remedial action if the allegations are found to be credible (see Cotran v Rollins Hudig Hall Int’l, Inc. (1998) 17 C4th 93, 108, 69 CR2d 900 and Silva v Lucky [...] Read more:duties
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Plaintiff’s privacy rights in Sexual Harassment Cases 2008-03-21 16:50:41 Filing a sexual harassment suit does not waive the plaintiff’s right to privacy in sexual matters, even when the plaintiff’s present emotional condition is relevant to claims of emotional distress. Vinson v Superior Court (1987) 43 C3d 833, 239 CR 292. See also Knoettgen v Superior Court (1990) 224 CA3d 11, 273 CR 636 (no [...] Read more:Harassment
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Supervisor Sexual Harassment makes the Employer “Strictly Liable” 2008-03-21 16:45:58 If the employer’s agent or supervisor acts within the scope of his or her employment, the employer is strictly liable for the agent’s acts of both (Govt C §12940(j)(1); 2 Cal Code Regs §7287.6(b)(2); Weeks v Baker & McKenzie (1998) 63 CA4th 1128, 74 CR2d 510; Kelly-Zurian v Wohl Shoe Co. (1994) 22 CA4th 397, [...] Read more:Employer
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Age Discrimination under FEHA 2008-03-21 16:43:18 Stephens v. Coldwell Banker Commercial Group, Inc.
The Fair Employment and Housing Act provides that the opportunity to hold employment without discrimination because of age is a civil right. (Gov. Code, § 12921.) Because the language and objectives of California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act as it relates to age discrimination closely parallel the language [...] Read more:Discrimination
Sexual Harassment and Employment Law: Gustafson, Inc. v. Roger Bunch 2008-06-07 15:14:21 Gustafson, Inc. v. RogerBunch
99-11289
No. 99-11289
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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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GUSTAFSON, INC.,
Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant,
v.
ROGER BUNCH,
Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.
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On Appeal from the Read more:Harassment
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Sexual Harassment: EEOC v. Robert Reeves III 2008-06-07 15:12:39 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
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No. 02-55928 & 02-56179
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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
ROBERT L. REEVES & ASSOCIATES,
A Professional Corporation,
Defendant-Appellee.
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On Appeal f Read more:Harassment
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Sexual Harassment: EEOC v. Robert Reeves II 2008-06-07 15:12:03 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
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No. 02-55928 & 02-56179
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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
ROBERT L. REEVES & ASSOCIATES,
A Professional Corporation,
Defendant-Appellee.
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Sexual Harassment: Strauss v. Rent-A-Center 2008-06-07 15:11:29 Strauss v. Rent-A-Center
, 11th Cir.
Brief as amicus
Mar. 13, 2006
No. 05-16401
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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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LYNETTE ANDUJAR STRAUSS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
RENT-A-CENTER, INC., d/b/a/ Rent-A-Center,
and
RENT-A-CENTER EAST, INC., f/k/a Rent-A-Center, In Read more:Harassment
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Sexual Harassment: EEOC v. Robert Reeves 2008-06-07 15:10:44 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Francisco Santana v. Sears Roebuck &
Co.
00-1507
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
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No. 00-1507
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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
Plaintiff/Appellant,
and
FRANCISCO SANTANA
Intervenor,
v.
SEARS RO Read more:Harassment
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Sexual Harassment: Jean G. Mattern v. Eastmern Kodak Company 2008-06-07 15:09:39 Jean G. Mattern v. Eastmern Kodak
Company
95-40836
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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No. 95-40836
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JEAN G. MATTERN,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, et al.,
Defendants-Appellants.
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On Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Ea Read more:Harassment
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Employee remedies in Employment, Labor & Pregnancy Discrimination Cases 2008-03-21 16:40:24 Schifando v. City of Los Angeles
FEHA Remedies
The California Fair Employment Practices Act was enacted in 1959 (former Lab. Code, § 1410 et seq., repealed by Stats. 1980, ch. 992, § 11, p. 3166) and recodified in 1980 in conjunction with the Rumford Fair Housing Act (former Health & Saf. Code, § 35700 et [...] Read more:Discrimination
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Pregnancy and Fringe Benefits 2008-03-21 16:18:44 Fringe BenefitsPregnancy
-related benefits cannot be limited to married employees. In an all-female workforce or job classification, benefits must be provided for pregnancy-related conditions if benefits are provided for other medical conditions.
If an employer provides any benefits to workers on leave, the employer must provide the same benefits for those on leave for pregnancy-related conditions.
California Law on Employment Retaliation 2008-03-21 16:10:17 Yanowitz v. L’Oreal USA, Inc. (2005) 36 C4th 1028
Section 12940(h) makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer “to discharge, expel, or otherwise discriminate against any person because the person has opposed any practices forbidden under this part or because the person has filed a complaint, testified, or assisted in any proceeding under this [...] Read more:California
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Pregnancy Leave and Health Insurance 2008-03-21 15:59:16 Health InsuranceAny health insurance provided by an employer must cover expenses for pregnancy-related conditions on the same basis as costs for other medical conditions. Health insurance for expenses arising from abortion is not required, except where the life of the mother is endangered.
Pregnancy
-related expenses should be reimbursed exactly as those incurred for other medical conditions, [...] Read more:Health
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Pregnancy and Maternity Leave 2008-03-21 11:53:32 Pregnancy and MaternityLeave
An employer may not single out pregnancy-related conditions for special procedures to determine an employee’s ability to work. However, if an employer requires its employees to submit a doctor’s statement concerning their inability to work before granting leave or paying sick benefits, the employer may require employees affected by pregnancy-related conditi Read more:Pregnancy
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