Jonna noted that while Mirabelli and West, both of whom are Christians, were able to obtain a religious accommodation regarding the use of preferred pronouns and gender-specific names at school, they sued when they were unable to receive an accommodation that would allow them no...
(July 27, 2023) In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law experts Matthew Roberts and Ellen Savage discuss some of the latest labor and employment issues concerning California employers, including: remote work expense reimbursements; religious accommodation requests; lactation ...
(including religious dress and grooming practices and sincerely held religious belief, practice or observance), for example as part of a request for an accommodation; pregnancy and childbirth information (for example when you request FMLA leave or short-term disability); status as a victim of ...
California law echoes federal law guaranteeing disabled people the right to take service dogs into public places. And, state laws define "public places" more broadly than the ADA does. In California, you have the right to take your service dog to anyplace where the public is permitted, like ...
"I'm not a very religious person, so I tried to think of culturally some other things that are important to me that I wanted to make sure I share with my kids." Two of the three days Michael requested to have 7-year-old Julia and 5-year-old Liam were St. Patrick's Day and ...
requested a workplace accommodation for your disability or religious belief.6 Violation of WARN Act – 3 Years Terminations that are wrongful because they violate California’s WARN Act come with a 3-year statute of limitations.7 The WARN Act requires covered employers to give you at least 60 ...
If the employee reports a violation of law If the employee opposes, complaints, or participates in an investigation related to workplace harassment or employee discrimination If the employee makes a reasonable accommodation request because of their disability or religious beliefs ...
the Ordinance also prohibits employers from taking adverse action against a hotel worker who decidesnot to reportviolence or threats to law enforcement. Hotel workers subjected to violent or threatening conduct are also entitled to reasonable accommodation, including a modified work sched...
“assume” that a request for religious accommodation is based on a sincerely held religious belief. However, if an employer has an objective basis for questioning either the religious nature or the sincerity of a particular belief, the employer may make a “li...
This law: applies to employers with five or more employees (other than religious organizations and nonprofits),2and says that it is unlawful for these employers to discriminate against you on the basis of pregnancy.3 The law also prohibits employers, orco-workers, fromharassingyou on the basis ...