A woman previously employed by a nonprofit Christian ministry group has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit, alleging her employer fired her because she was going through a divorce. Costa Mesa wrongful termination lawyers know that while the courts have broadly backed religious institutions with regard to employment actions – sometimes…
Our Costa Mesa religious discrimination attorneys recently wrote in our Employment Lawyer Blog about the case of a retail clothing store employee who was fired for refusing to remove her hijab, or Muslim religious head covering, at the request of her employer. Now, The Wall Street Journal is exploring the…
A number of high-profile disability discrimination lawsuits across the country are an important reminder of the fact that although we have made a great deal of progress in this arena, we still have a far way to go. Here in California, the Fair Employment Housing Act, enforced by the state’s…
Although the general tide toward employment litigation has been leaning more toward corporate interests lately, most notably with more stringent standards for class action filings, that doesn’t mean such cases are no longer happening at all. Our Costa Mesa employment lawyers know that this was recently evidenced in a decision…
A number of recent articles have boldly proclaimed that recent unpaid internship lawsuits have resulted in vast reductions of job opportunities and that the “era of internships is over,” urging companies to simply steer clear of interns altogether. Our Costa Mesa wage and hour attorneys find this approach unfortunate, as…
The California Chamber of Commerce recently came out with an informational bulletin describing the top things employers do to get sued. Employment attorneys in Orange County know that there are of course situations in which employment law violations stem not from maliciousness or greed, but rather from a misunderstanding or…
Efforts at both the state and federal level have boosted the level of workplace protection for home health aides, nannies and other domestic workers. Our Costa Mesa wage and hour attorneys understand that two separate measures will extend minimum wage and overtime protection to these workers, many of whom historically…
Recently, a veteran newspaper reporter, heralded for her deft and ample coverage of the crime and courts beat in seedy Southern Florida, was recognized for her skilled fast embrace of new technology, with an editor publicly calling her a “social media star.” Little more than a year later, she was…
A new report by the AARP indicates that many New Yorkers over the age of 50 feel that age discrimination is rampant in the Big Apple. According to the survey, more than 45 percent of workers over the age of 50 said that they were concerned about age discrimination at…
As the U.S. Supreme Court begins another session this month following its summer recess, there are a number of pending cases that could have a significant impact on labor and employment law. While our Costa Mesa wage and hour lawyers want to be hopeful about the outcome of these cases,…