THE BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES OF REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

by D. Gregory Valenza | The Daily Journal | Oct 14, 2010

Most litigation related to disability discrimination involves whether the employer adequately accommodated limitations on an employee’s ability to perform essential job functions. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ recent opinion in EEOC v. UPS Supply...

A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN

by Jennifer Brown Shaw and Geoffrey M. Hash | The Daily Recorder | Oct 5, 2010

Now that we are nearly two years into President Barack Obama’s administration, it is a good time to step back and consider where there have been substantive changes to employment law, and where there may be additional changes coming. Whether you view the...

THIS BUD’S FOR ME, BOSS

by D. Gregory Valenza | The Daily Journal | Sep 24, 2010

Proposition 19, called the “Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010,” will be on the ballot this November. The initiative, among other things, would legalize adult possession and personal consumption of small quantities of marijuana. Marijuana...

WHO IS AN “EMPLOYER” FOR WAGE-HOUR PURPOSES?

by Jennifer Brown Shaw and Alayna Schroeder | The Daily Recorder | Sep 21, 2010

Who is an employer? Despite the seeming simplicity of the question, courts have struggled with the concept in various contexts. For example, courts have defined the term for purposes of establishing the responsibility to provide leave under the Family and Medical...

U.S. SUPREME COURT EMPLOYMENT LAW DECISIONS: A REVIEW

by Jennifer Brown Shaw and Alexander M. Sperry | The Daily Recorder | Sep 8, 2010

Our last column summarized key employment law cases decided recently by the California Supreme Court. The United States Supreme Court has also issued important decisions during its October 2009 Term, of which employers should take notice. The Supreme Court’s...

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