By January 1, 2021, employers withat least five employees mustprovide: (1) at least two hours of sexual harassment prevention training to all supervisory employees; and (2) at leastone hour of sexual harassment prevention training to all non-supervisory employeesin California...
Reports on the decision of the Texas Court of Appeals on the case Dillard Department Store versus Gonzalez regarding same-sex sexual harassment in employment. Facts of the case; Basis of the decision; Analysis of the decision.EBSCO_bspFair Employment Practices Guidelines...
Under California’s Paid Sick Leave law, family members include parents, children, spouses, registered domestic partners, grandparents, grandchildren, and siblings.Accrual rate and capEmployees earn one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours of work. Employers can set a maximum accrual limit ...
The state of California has agreed to pay a former employee $350,000 to settle herclaims that Democratic state Treasurer Fiona Ma sexually harassed her. The agreement filed Friday in Sacramento County Superior Court stems from a 2021 lawsuit filed by a former state tax official — ...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Elon Musk's social media platform formerly known as Twitter has sued the state of California over a law requiring social media companies to publish their policies for removing offending material such as hate speech, misinformation and harassment.The first-of-its-kind legislatio...
An Iowa lawmaker is accusing the administration of Gov. Kim Reynolds and the director of the state's human resources agency of "fostering a culture of secrecy in state government" for refusing to release information on the number of sexual harassment cas
In fact California’s Whistleblower Protection Act offers much broader protection to employees. The law also protects employees who make internal reports of violations of state or federal law that protects a public interest. Employees who simply refuse to participate in activity that would violate a...
Maine allows abortions up to fetal viability, and beyond that in cases of life endangerment. In 2019, Mainecodified legal abortion into lawand passed legislation allowing people other than doctors to perform the procedure. In April, the state passed a lawdesigned to prevent the harassment of pati...
California employment law is complex and ever-evolving, covering everything from wage and hour regulations to protections against workplace discrimination, wrongful termination, and harassment. Navigating these laws can be challenging without the guidance of an experienced California employment law attorney....
latest to join the chorus, as signatures piled up Tuesday on an open letter describing harassment and intimidation for women trying to negotiate legislation and work on campaigns. In California this week, the Senate hired a law firm to investigate after women described a culture of sexual ...