As many California employers are aware, state law now prevents employers from asking job applicants about their salary history or from using salary history to make decisions regarding job offers or starting salaries. As we discussed in a previous post, this new law,...
Year: 2018
More employer responsibilities regarding national origin (part 3)
Today, we wrap up our conversation about new California regulations to keep employees and job applicants safe from national-origin discrimination. Having just taken effect on July 1, these rules describe how California employers can meet their related...
New California rules on national-origin discrimination (part 2)
Today we continue our discussion about extensive amendments to California national-origin employment discrimination regulations that took effect on July 1, 2018. Duggan Law Corporation will be educating our employer clients about their legal responsibilities toward...
Duggan Law attorneys named to 2018 Northern California Super Lawyers lists
Duggan Law Corporation is proud to announce that four of our attorneys have been selected for inclusion in 2018 Super Lawyers lists. The Super Lawyers rating service recognizes outstanding lawyers who have achieved a high level of both professional achievement and...
California national-origin rules go into effect July 1
California employers must become aware of sweeping new state anti-discrimination regulations taking effect on Sunday, July 1, 2018. While discrimination or harassment based on national origin as a protected class has long been illegal under state law, the new rules...
A new age-discrimination theory may bring concerns for employers
A large proposed class-action lawsuit called Bradley v. T-Mobile filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco raises a legal argument that advertising for employees on Facebook may involve illegal employment discrimination based on age. The Communications Workers of...
San Francisco city attorney seeks Uber and Lyft hiring records
Legal news topics we recently reported on in two separate posts have come together in a third matter potentially significant to some Northern California employers. Specifically, on May 29, San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera issued a news release announcing he...
EEOC settles sexual harassment and retaliation suit against Goodwill
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently issued a press release announcing an $850,000 settlement in a sexual harassment and retaliation suit against Goodwill Industries of the East Bay Area and an affiliated employer. The money will be paid to eight...
Pre-employment wages may not be used to justify paying women less than men: Ninth Circuit decides major Fresno case under the federal Equal Pay Act
All California employers have a legal responsibility to pay wages and salaries in nondiscriminatory fashion. We recently published a post about a new California law that took effect on January 1, 2018, that forbids employers from asking new hires - either orally or in...
U.S. Supreme Court: Employers May Require Employees to Arbitrate their Claims Individually and Waive Their Rights to Class Actions
Employers just gained a huge victory from the United States Supreme Court regarding the arbitration of employment-related claims. On May 21, 2018, in a narrow 5-4 decision, the Court held that employers may include a clause in their employment contracts that requires...