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Posted in Employment Law on July 20, 2015
Cruise v. Kroger, (Second District, August 27, 2014) 176 Cal.Rptr.3d 612, 124 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. (BNA) 376, 14 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 10,219, 2014 Daily Journal D.A.R. 11,925 A woman who was terminated from her employment as assistant manager of human resources after only seven weeks on the job brought an action against the employer, asserting…
Posted in Employment Law on March 4, 2015
Ellis v. U.S. Security Associates, (First District, March 20, 2014) 2014 WL 1229038, 14 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 3098, 2014 Daily Journal D.A.R. 3098, 2014 Daily Journal D.A.R. 3588 A security guard who resigned from her job after being sexually harassed by her supervisor, filed a timely complaint with the California Department of…
Posted in Employment Law on January 7, 2015
Vasquez v. Franklin Management Real Estate Fund, Inc., (Second District, December 3, 2013) 222 Cal.App.4th 819, 166 Cal.Rptr.3d 242, 14 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 84, 2014 Daily Journal D.A.R. 60 A maintenance technician filed an action against his former employer for wrongful termination, contending that the employer’s failure to reimburse him for employment related expenses…
Posted in Employment Law,Workers' Compensation on December 23, 2014
Gonzalez v. Seal Methods, Inc., (Second District, January 24, 2014) 223 Cal.App.4th 405,166 Cal.Rptr.3d 895, 14 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 893, 2014 Daily Journal D.A.R. 985 A woman who was severely injured while loading material onto a die in a power press filed suit against her employer under Labor Code § 4558, which provides an…
Posted in Employment Law,Wrongful Termination on February 18, 2010
“[F] failure to prove an actual violation of law by his employer did not defeat the wrongful termination cause of action…[a]s long as the employee makes the health or safety complaint in good faith…”
Posted in Employment Law,Products Liability,Toxic Substances on December 8, 2009
“Imposing a duty toward nonemployee persons saddles the defendant employer with a burden of uncertain but potentially very large scope.”