The panel affirmed in part and reversed in part the district court’s dismissal of plaintiff’s claims brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Nevada state law against four state…
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Louis Lozano and Eric Mitchell (petitioners), former police officers for the City of Los Angeles (the City), filed a petition for writ of administrative mandate challenging the City’s decision to…
In 2008 Maria Martinez filed this action against her former employer, Rite Aid Corporation, and her former supervisor, Kien Chau. In 2010 a jury returned a special verdict in Martinez’s…
The panel reversed the district court denial of defendants’ motion to compel arbitration of statutory employment discrimination and civil rights claims, and remanded with the direction that all claims be…
This is an appeal from the denial of a special motion to strike under Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16, otherwise known as an anti-SLAPP motion, and an award of…
Petitioner‐Cross‐Respondent Three D, LLC, d/b/a Triple Play Sports Bar and Grille (“Triple Play”) appeals a decision of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) finding that Triple Play violated…
Touchstone Television Productions (Touchstone) hired actress Nicollette Sheridan to appear in the television series Desperate Housewives, a show created by Marc Cherry. Sheridan alleged Cherry battered her. Cherry said he…
Today, Governor Brown signed AB 622, sponsored by Assemblymember Roger Hernández (D-West Covina), which adds Section 2814 to the California Labor Code concerning employment laws, unlawful business practices, and the…
After Rosa Lee Cardenas reported to the Reedley Police Department in Fresno County, California, that a coworker may have stolen her wedding ring at her workplace, she was terminated from…
In 1974, California passed its first law intended to ensure that individuals with disabilities are protected in the workplace. Since then, California has been at the forefront of guaranteeing that…