In AMN Healthcare, Inc. v. Aya Healthcare Services, Inc., the Court of Appeal held that a "Nonsolicitation of employees" provision of a standard Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement signed by employees who later left to compete against their former employer...
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You May Have To Allow Your Employee To Bring Her Emotional Support Parrot To Work With Her
California's Fair Housing and Employment Act ("FEHA") makes it illegal to discriminate on the basis of age, religion, color, gender identity, national origin, race, marital status, familiar status, sexual orientation, or physical or mental disability. As faithful...
3 Items For Your Winter Corporate Check-Up
One of 's main goals is to help our clients avoid legal problems from occurring in the first place and, with that in mind, based on our clients' experiences and recent legal developments, we suggest you consider doing the following 3 things...
Litigation over an employee’s work-related injury
From claims that an employee experienced discrimination or sexual harassment, there are many different legal issues related to employment law that can create hardships for workers and companies alike. However, it can be especially difficult to deal with the aftermath...
Handling allegations of age discrimination
In the workplace, an employee may be subjected to unlawful discrimination over their gender, religious beliefs or sexual orientation. However, age discrimination is especially concerning and has created many obstacles for some workers. With that said, some people have...
Business lawsuits over an employee’s injury
In the workplace, things can go wrong in many different ways. For example, litigation may arise as a result of allegations that an employer failed to pay an employee properly, or because a worker claims they were discriminated against or sexually harassed. However,...
Dealing with an employment contract dispute
Employers may run into a number of problems with their staff members, from the application process and the moment they are hired to daily responsibilities and the termination of a worker's position. However, when a dispute arises over an employment contract, this can...
Mandatory arbitration agreements may soon be illegal.
In today's day and age, it is commonplace for employers to include mandatory arbitration clauses within their employment contracts. After all, arbitration can expedite the resolution process, protect your business' reputation and spare the costs associated with...
Former college professor files employment litigation claim
Many California college professors understand the meaning of non-tenured work. Some have faced challenges regarding one-year contracts, such as a now former-professor in another state. Under such agreements, a college can decline to renew said contracts without giving...
Is a former employee claiming you discriminated due to age?
Ending someone's time working for your company can be tense. Many times, companies take careful steps to ensure it gets handled carefully, including having security escort the former employee out of the building. Most recently terminated employees are eager to collect...

