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Jamerson C. Allen, Mark S. Askanas; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 21, 2013, previously published on February 19, 2013 California employers should be prepared to welcome support dogs and other animals into the workplace as a reasonable accommodation for disabled workers requiring support under new disability regulations issued by the California Fair Employment and Housing Commission. The new regulations...
| | California Court Nixes Wrongful Termination Claim by Manager Who Refused to Cooperate in Employer’s Investigation
Mark S. Askanas; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 21, 2013, previously published on February 19, 2013 Affirming the dismissal of a manager’s wrongful termination and gender discrimination claims, the California Court of Appeal has held that an at-will employee may be terminated for being uncooperative or deceptive in an employer’s internal investigation of a discrimination claim....
| | California Supreme Court Requires Discrimination as Substantial Motivating Factor in Mixed Motive Cases, Limits Damages Available to Employees
Jamerson C. Allen, Mark S. Askanas, Cynthia L. Filla; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 13, 2013, previously published on February 11, 2013 To establish liability in “mixed motive” employment discrimination cases under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), the employee must show that unlawful discrimination was a substantial factor motivating the adverse employment decision, the California Supreme Court...
| | DOL Publishes Final Regulations Addressing Military Family Leave Provisions
Francis P. (Frank) Alvarez; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 11, 2013, previously published on February 8, 2013 The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published final regulations clarifying several amendments to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) which expand the law’s military family leave provisions. The agency’s final rule—released on the FMLA’s 20-year...
| | A Valentine’s Day Reminder for Employers
Marjorie Kaye; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 8, 2013, previously published on February 7, 2013 Valentine’s Day, February 14th, brings out the fun and flirty side of some employees. They may express themselves in e-mails, jokes and overtures to co-workers. Their intentions usually are innocent, but, as we all have learned, the thought may not mitigate the deed. Professions of innocence...
| | Health Care Reform Update: Expanded Relief from Contraceptive Mandate Proposed
Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 8, 2013, previously published on February 7, 2013 New regulations on the health care reform provision requiring health plans to provide women’s preventive care and services without cost sharing have been proposed to amend rules issued in August 2011. The 2011 rules included all Food and Drug Administration-approved contraception for women...
| | Salary Continuation Benefit Paid to Public Safety Officer Counts toward Temporary Disabilities Aggregate, California Court Rules
Kathleen Maylin; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 8, 2013, previously published on February 7, 2013 Is the special salary continuation benefit payable only to public safety officers under California’s workers’ compensation law subject to the 104-week limit on payments for a temporary disability? The California Court of Appeal concluded that it is and has annulled an order directing...
| | Inquiry to Determine Employee’s Religious Objection to Mandatory Vaccination Gains EEOC Counsel’s Support
Bradford T. Hammock, Joseph J. Lynett; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 7, 2013, previously published on February 5, 2013 Employers may seek additional information regarding an employee’s religious beliefs where the employee seeks to be excused from participating in a mandatory influenza vaccination program for religious reasons, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Office of Legal...
| | Employer Not Estopped from Denying Medical Leave, California Court Rules
Jamerson C. Allen; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 6, 2013, previously published on February 4, 2013 Ruling that an employer did not misrepresent by deed or silence that its employee’s leave had been approved, the California Court of Appeal has affirmed a judgment in favor of an employer under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act and the California Family Rights Act, and has rejected the...
| | President and Gang of Eight Senators Lay Out Visions for Immigration Reform
Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 6, 2013, previously published on February 4, 2013 A day after a bi-partisan Senate group outlined an immigration reform plan, President Barack Obama held a press conference in Nevada on January 29 to announce his own proposal for widespread immigration reform, noting that his proposal was in line with the principles the eight Senators proposed....
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