by kyl admin | Jan 1, 2008 | Employment Alerts, Other News
Today, the California Court of Appeal (Second District) held that a forfeiture provision found in an incentive compensation plan that required participants to forfeit unvested stock upon resignation or for-cause termination did not violate the California Labor Code....
by kyl admin | Dec 14, 2007 | Employment Alerts, Other News
Earlier this month, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion that may make it more difficult for employees in that Circuit to assert claims under the American with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and Family and Medical Leave Act “(FMLA”)...
by kyl admin | Dec 1, 2007 | Employment Alerts, Other News
Washington State’s Supreme Court held last week that an employer who refuses to hire a job applicant because of her pregnancy is liable for sex discrimination under Washington’s Law Against Discrimination absent proof of a bona fide occupational...
by kyl admin | Dec 1, 2007 | Employment Alerts, Other News
An opinion handed down by the California Court of Appeal last week underscores the importance of engaging in an “interactive process” to determine reasonable accommodations for a disabled employee. In Wysinger v. Automobile Club of Southern California, a...
by kyl admin | Nov 14, 2007 | Employment Alerts, Other News
Today, the California Supreme Court issued the attached highly-anticipated decision, Gattuso v. Harte-Hanks Shoppers, Inc., involving an employer’s obligations to reimburse employees for expenses they necessarily incur in the discharge of their duties. The Court...
by kyl admin | Oct 19, 2007 | Employment Alerts, Other News
On Friday October 19, 2007, the EEOC issued a warning about a “phishing” e-mail circulating to companies that purports to be from the EEOC regarding a harassment complaint. The bogus e-mail contains a Trojan Horse Virus that is likely to harm a...
