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Winter 2010
Winter 2010 Management News

  • FEATURE ARTICLE: When Employees Are Off the Clock, It Does Not Mean Employers Are Always Off the Hook (Rutti v. Lojack)
  • BRIEF: Policy Requiring Advance Notice of Absences May Discriminate Against Disabled Employees, California Supreme Court Finds (Roby v. McKesson)
  • BRIEF: $200k Jury Verdict Affirmed After Employer Refused Restroom Break (A.M. v. Albertsons)
  • BRIEF: California Supreme Court Allows Trial Court Discretion in Denying Plaintiff’s Attorney’s Fees Under FEHA (Chavez v. City of Los Angeles)
  • BRIEF: Court Reverses Judgment in Favor of Plaintiff in Pregnancy Discrimination Suit Citing Failure to Give “Mixed-Motive” Jury Instruction (Harris v. City of Santa Monica)
  • BRIEF: Employer May Offer Lower Base Salary to Employees on 12-Hour Shift to Maintain Comparable Wages with Employees on 8-Hour Shift (Parth v. Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center)
  • BRIEF: Employee Privacy Rights at the Forefront of Employment Case Law from 2009 (Hillsides v. Hernandez; Pietrylo v. Hillstone Rest. Group)