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Recent Developments in the Law

We’re always following recent legal decisions that affect you. Click on the links below to read a summary of important changes to the law.

- California Employees May Now Recover Lost Wages When an Employer Withdraws Its Offer of Employment.

- California Employers Must Train Their Supervisors about Sexual Harassment.

- California Supreme Court Establishes Limited Defense to Sexual Harassment Claims.

- Ninth Circuit Clarifies that Title VII Discrimination Claims Can Be Subject to Mandatory Arbitration.

- California Court Broadens the Potential Remedies Available in Discrimination Lawsuits.

- Court Limits Admissible Evidence in Sexual Harassment Claims.

 

More Information on the Web

FindLaw
A searchable database of state and federal codes, statutes and court decisions.

Cornell Law School - Legal Information Institute
U.S. Supreme Court decisions, U.S. Code, and valuable links to other court decisions.


State and Federal Administrative Agencies

Department of Fair Employment & Housing (DFEH)
California administrative agency responsible for investigating claims of housing and workplace discrimination.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Federal agency, which investigates claims of violations of federal employment law.

U.S. Department of Labor
Federal agency, which oversees federal labor law including pension benefit claims and federal employee wage and hour issues.

California Department of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE)
Agency which oversees claims of wage and hour violations in California.


State and Federal Statutes

Information on Americans with Disabilities Act compliance

The ADA statute

Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

 

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