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Suit Contends CA Insurers Discriminate Against Women

contact@legalcat.com (C & C) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:29:24 EST

San Francisco's city attorney sues state regulators, saying they approved a system that allows the insurance companies to use 'gender rating' when pricing individual policies.

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Ventura County Employee Alleges Discrimination

contact@legalcat.com (C & C) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:11:53 EST

A veteran investigator with the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office has sued the county, accusing it of employment discrimination.

Robert Velasquez, who filed the lawsuit las

Reality Show Staffers to Receive $2.57 Million Settlement

contact@legalcat.com (C & C) — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:39:56 EST

Reality show staffers have won a rare victory against TV networks and production companies, settling two long-running cases alleging unlawful working conditions for more than $4 million.

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California Labors to Meet Jobless Demand

contact@legalcat.com (C & C) — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 06:59:04 EST

Reprinted from the Los Angeles Times, Monday January 19, 2009

California's system for providing jobless benefits is quickly running out of money even as state government scrambles to keep u

Oracle Cuts 500 Jobs

contact@legalcat.com (C & C) — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:18:02 EST

Oracle Corp. has trimmed its workforce, but not as much as some people

Tips Go To Employees Not Management

contact@legalcat.com (C & C) — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:20:13 EST

California Labor Code Section 351 prohibits employers and their agents from sharing in or keeping any portion of a gratuity left for or given to one

Labor Commissioner Files Suit to Shut Down San Diego Carwash

contact@legalcat.com (C & C) — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:08:14 EST

California Labor Commissioner Angela Bradstreet pursued legal action to shut down a San Diego carwash for failing to register with the Labor Commissioner's Office as required under California Labo

Rising Layoffs Devastating Employees

contact@legalcat.com (C & C) — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:52:01 EST

The guillotine falls in many different ways. Employees may be ushered to meetings in conference rooms that seem starved of oxygen. A Ventura woman learned the news when she tried to use her health

Schwarzenegger To Reduce Paid Holidays for State Employees

contact@legalcat.com (C & C) — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:41:15 EST

Like much of the nation's workforce, California state employees got to spend New Year's Day at home

Wal-Mart to Settle 63 Suits Over Wages

contact@legalcat.com (C & C) — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 07:37:12 EST

Last Week, Wal Mart Stores Inc. agreed to pay up to $640 million to settle 63 suits alleging it routinely underpaid employees around the country, ending years of embarrassing legal battles over it

State Worker Unions Sue To Halt Furloughs By Schwarzenegger

contact@legalcat.com (C & C) — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 05:43:15 EST

State worker unions filed legal challenges Monday against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's mandate of twice-monthly unpaid furloughs and potential layoffs next year, charging that the governor overste

Hilton Workers Sue Alleging Labor Law Violations

contact@legalcat.com (C & C) — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:05:39 EST

The complaint, which seeks class-action status, says workloads are such that employees are unable to take required rest breaks and that they are working unpaid overtime.

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Why We Need Sexual Harassment Training

contact@legalcat.com (C & C) — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:14:52 EST

By James Rodrigo Retana
Reprinted from the Los Angeles Times, December 1, 2008

In a scene from the movie "Twilight," Edward the vampire enters a biology class and is seated next

Changes to Labor Laws Kick-In in 2009

contact@legalcat.com (C & C) — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 07:40:41 EST

Family members of discharged service personnel, out-of-state minimum-wage workers and certain temporary employees could all be affected

Tulare County Grower Pays $1.6m In Gender Suit

contact@legalcat.com (C & C) — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:28:11 EST

A Tulare County grower of table grapes will pay $1.6 million to settle a federal lawsuit over discriminatory hiring practices.

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