The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in an age discrimination lawsuit brought by a former district attorney from Illinois. The high court was asked to determine whether the Age Discrimination Employment Act is the only remedy through which individuals may seek recourse for discrimination on the basis of…
California has always been a trailblazer. The latest new territory involves being the first state to raise hourly minimum wage rates to double digits – $10-an-hour by 2016, per a bill that recently received Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature. In the interim, the rate will graduate to $9 hourly by next…
Historically, large restaurant chains have been one of the top violators of federal and state wage and hour laws in the U.S. This may have to do with the fact that the restaurant industry is unique in the way it is permitted to structure its pay (on the basis of…
The federal law that made it illegal for employers to discriminate against pregnant women – or those who had recently been or might become pregnant – has just turned 35. While it may be difficult for some in the younger generations to fathom a time when a woman’s reproductive status…
If there was one thing you could say about the would-be worker, it’s that he’s been persistent. The 49-year-old, who has been trying to secure a job with the city of Burbank for four years now, has applied for a total of 11 positions. So far, he’s reportedly been turned…
A California agricultural firm based on the U.S./Mexican border is accused of discriminating against workers on the basis of disability and genetic information – in stark contrast to the protections outlined by Title IV of the Civil Rights Act. Our Costa Mesa disability discrimination attorneys understand that the company had…
In the field of visual journalism, there is no question that appearance matters and image is important. But there was once a time when a reporter’s older age was viewed as a highly-valued trait, something that offered an air of credibility to the broadcast. Think Walter Cronkite or Helen Thomas.…
A fast food chain in Texas is the target of a recent federal lawsuit alleging violation of civil rights laws by a manager who refused to hire an applicant who was HIV-positive. Our Costa Mesa employment discrimination attorneys know that at its core, this is a disability discrimination case. It’s…
It’s been little more than two years since the U.S. Supreme Court shot down a massive class action gender discrimination lawsuit on behalf of thousands of women who worked for retail giant Wal-Mart. Since then, the Wal-Mart v. Dukes decision has been cited more than 1,200 times by state and…
It is one of the largest providers of elder care in the country. Emeritus Senior Living facilities boast hundreds of locations across the country, thousands of workers and rake in millions in profits. And yet, as our Costa Mesa wage and hour dispute attorneys understand, when it came time to…