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If so, then Santa should be giving himself a nice chunk of West Virginia’s finest to burn in his stove this Christmas.  According the Associated Press, recently, at a mall in Hingham, Massachusetts, Santa was barred from the mall and charged with indecent assault and battery after allegedly groping his 18 year old female elf….

There was a lot of buzz in the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving—buzz which will continue through the Christmas holiday—about retailers and other businesses that not only opened on “Black Friday,” but also on Thanksgiving Day itself.  (Among developed or “first world” nations, the United States is the only country that does not guarantee paid…

Most employers have been educated, either in the school of hard knocks or by the guidance of their counsel, to manage within the law and avoid employment discrimination—whether as to hiring or active employment.  The “protected classifications” of workers under California and federal law are usually easy to spot.  For example, with an employee returning…

If only class actions were as easy as a Dr. Seuss book.  It has been several years since “suitable seating” cases gained popularity among the plaintiff’s bar, leaving employers in California to wonder, what’s next.  Fortunately, as a recent ruling from the U.S. District Court for Central District of California demonstrates, some courts share that…

As courts and agencies battle over the standards applied to internal investigations, California courts have surprisingly sided with employers.  In a recent case, the California Court of Appeal found that while the FEHA protects an employee against retaliation based on his participation in such an investigation, it “does not shield an employee against termination or…