An employee who had signed an arbitration agreement and was later fired was not required to arbitrate his claims that his employer told prospective employers not to hire him, a California appeals court held.
A termination conducted as part of a large-scale reduction in force was proper, despite the former employee’s allegations of disability-related discrimination and retaliation, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided.
A 47-year-old bank teller who refused to submit a written time-off request, then relented and filed the request, could not show age discrimination when fired for insubordination, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled.
The gender pay gap narrowed overall by 6 cents in three years, with women ages 25 to 30 seeing the most improvement in that time, according to a new report released in time for U.S. Equal Pay Day on March […]
The California Chamber of Commerce released its annual job killer list, which includes 18 bills that would place California employers and the state’s economy in harm’s way should they become law. Of particular concern, according to CalChamber, are proposed labor […]
With the world turned upside down by COVID-19 and with managers working at home with more time, perhaps, to reflect on their career journey, now is a good time to ask business leaders two simple questions: “Who inspired you to […]
Most managers have a healthy sense of confidence and ambition. But those traits alone won’t get you far in your first management role if you can’t lead employees. That’s why an assessment of five key management traits is key before […]
Business groups and managers are girding for workplace disruptions if a pro-union bill becomes law. The Protecting the Right to Organize Act—would impact their workplaces by bringing the most significant changes to U.S. labor law since the 1935 National Labor […]
On March 19, 2021, the Governor signed SB 95, bringing back the state’s COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave — with some big changes. SB 95 significantly expands the number of employers required to start providing this leave (compared to the […]
