The Employer Resource Institute, publisher of California Employer Advisor and a division of BLR, is presenting a two-day conference to help employers in California prepare for changes in federal and state employment law and to update companies on court cases affecting the workplace.
Hundreds of employment and labor law experts think continued workforce cuts, accompanied by a flood of wrongful practice allegations, including claims of illegal termination, age and sex discrimination, will be the most common workplace legal issues in the new year, according to a new survey by the Employment Law Alliance (ELA).
A jury in Santa Clara, Calif., has concluded that America Online defamed a former executive in connection with his termination and ordered it to pay $5 million in damages, according to The Recorder.
The U.S. Supreme Court, in the second of three cases it will decide this term under the Americans with Disabilities Act, heard arguments Wednesday on the meaning of "reasonable accommodation."
About a year ago, Harrah's casino in Reno, Nevada, fired Darlene Jespersen from her longtime job as a bartender there. The reason: She refused to wear makeup.
