Was the Firing of a Warehouse Worker Really Because He Stole Candy (Pretext) or Did the Company Want to Shed an Older Employee?
Discrimination & Harassment
Was the Firing of a Warehouse Worker Really Because He Stole Candy (Pretext) or Did the Company Want to Shed an Older Employee?

Tomas Alarcon, 59, alleged that Professional Plastics Inc., fired him because of his age and tried to cover it up by claiming that the basis…

California Employer LAWlert: FAILURE TO RETURN FROM A LEAVE OF ABSENCE- Don't Be Quick to Terminate
California
California Employer LAWlert: FAILURE TO RETURN FROM A LEAVE OF ABSENCE- Don't Be Quick to Terminate

Although the following case involves a California employer and California’s version of the ADA, this Alert is relevant to companies nationwide who are subject to…

Employee Complaints Need to Be Taken Seriously
Discrimination & Harassment
Employee Complaints Need to Be Taken Seriously

The current case of Butler v. FedEx Corp., involves an employee, Lynette Butler who worked for FedEx Trade Networks Transportation & Brokerage Inc. for 17…

CA Update LAWlert: Supreme Court broadens definition of employer
California
CA Update LAWlert: Supreme Court broadens definition of employer

In California under the IWC wage orders an entity can be held part of an employer/employee relationship if any one of the following three scenarios…