On April 14, 2023, the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) announced that it will consider providing employers two-month extensions on the upcoming May 10, 2023, deadline to comply with the state’s new pay data reporting obligations regarding workers su...
reporting requirements were established underSenate Bill (SB) 973, signed into law in 2020. The law mandates that private employers with 100 or more employees, including those hired through labor contractors, must annually report pay and demographic data to the California Civil Rights Department (...
California Government Code (Government Code) section 12945.21 created a small-employer family leave mediation pilot program for the resolution of alleged violations of family care as well as medical and bereavement leave. The program requires the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) to initiate the...
This article presents the findings of thePeople’s Tribunal on Pesticide Use and Civil Rights(Lindsay, California, September 2023) which provides a nuanced account of the mechanisms by which the state perpetuates/organizes limited response to environmental harms. We apply a “slow violence” lens to...
The Cochran Firm has built and maintained its reputation as a leading Civil Rights law firm by successfully representing hundreds of people who were injured and/or killed by police. Obtaining verdicts and settlements worth hundreds of Millions of dollars for the Victims of Police Misconduct. ...
The Cochran Firm has built and maintained its reputation as a leading Civil Rights law firm by successfully representing hundreds of people who were injured and/or killed by police. Obtaining verdicts and settlements worth hundreds of Millions of dollars for the Victims of Police Misconduct. LEARN...
Shine the Light / Your California Privacy Rights. Under California’s Shine the Light Law (California Civil Code Section 1798.83), California residents may also ask companies with whom you have formed a business relationship primarily for personal, family or household purposes to provide the names ...
The “dear colleague” letter from the department’s civil rights division and addressed to K-12-and-higher education leaders lays out a new federal anti-discrimination enforcement policy that extends beyond the use of race in admissions, a practice barred since 2023 by the U.S. Supreme Court...
details for the following purposes: (i) to include them in the Department Store customers database; (ii) to send them marketing communications, including offers and promotions. The person responsible for management of the personal data for the Department Store is the Store Manager of the Departmen...
Because civil rights violations often affect a large number of people, at times our victories have been ‘class action’ suits, in which we represent a group of people, usually against a business, government institution, or police department or law enforcement agency. ...