Posts Tagged ‘workplace law’
Litigation Over Noncompete Agreements Up 61%
According to the Wall Street Journal, litigation over noncompete agreements has risen 61%in the past decade – a number that may be low considering most cases are settled out of court and not reported. Long considered the standard for senior management employment contracts, noncompetes are becoming increasingly common at all levels of employment as a…
Read MoreCalifornia Expands Workplace Law By Clarifying Gender Classification
A new California employment law expands the protections under California’s FEHA by clarifying that the gender classification in both FEHA and the Unruh Civil Rights act include both gender identity and gender expression as protected categories. Gender expression is defined under the statute as a person’s gender related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically…
Read MoreCalifornia Expands Law Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Genetic Information
The California Fair Employment and Housing Act and Unruh Civil Rights act were recently expanded by California Senate Bill 559 to prohibit discrimination based on genetic information. The FEHA and Unruh Civil Rights Act now also prohibit employers from seeking information regarding: 1. An individual’s genetic tests; 2. Genetic tests of the individual’s family members;…
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