Number 41:  Discrimination Laws Apply To Undocumented Immigrants Illegal immigration is one of the biggest political issues of the 21st Century in the United States, as both political parties support…

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Category: EEO, Immigrants' Rights,

Number 31:  Discrimination Claims are Arbitrable Arbitration agreements are a common feature of employment relationships today, widely used as a tool for avoiding jury trials of discrimination, harassment and other…

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Category: Arbitration, EEO,

Number 6: In 1967, Congress Prohibits Age Discrimination The 1964 enactment of Title VII was a watershed moment in workplace civil rights, but the new law was selective in its…

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Category: EEO,

Ordinarily, changes to federal overtime regulations get very little notice in California since our State’s overtime laws are far more protective of employees than the federal Fair Labor Standards Act…

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Category: Wage-Hour,

A recently published appellate decision ordering class certification in a wage/hour class action, Bluford v. Safeway Stores, Inc. has multiple teaching points, some predictable and some unexpected.  Bluford predictably requires…

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Category: Wage-Hour,