Upon termination, companies will frequently provide severance packages (also known also “termination pay” or “severance pay” or “separation pay”) so that the former employee may sustain his or herself for a period after separation with the company. The questions many employees have though is this: “are employers legally obligated to offer a severance?”This is...

Throughout the end of 2013, the news was ablaze with the sexual indiscretions of San Diego mayor, Bob Filner. Now, almost three months into 2014, Mayor Filner is once more in the spotlight…by paying the cost.The city of San Diego is paying out its second settlement for the former mayor's indiscretions. Peggy Shannon, a...

You find yourself bullied and harassed at your workplace. You're called names based on your ethnicity, or your religious beliefs and practices are brought into question, or you experience unwanted touching and sexual advances. You report these incidents to your employer. You are fired. Now what?Many people find themselves at a loss when their...

In October of 2013, a male CNN reporter filed a complaint with the EEOC against CNN's parent company, Time Warner Cable, regarding discriminatory paternity leave practices by the company. As per Time Warner Cable's company policy, women are entitled to take up to 10 weeks of paid leave in the form of maternity leave....

In light of Kelley v. The Conco Companies, (“Kelley”) 196 Cal. App. 4th 191, 126 legislators enacted Senate Bill 292 amending the Fair Employment and Housing Act to explicitly state that sexual desire need not be a motivating factor in order for a plaintiff to prevail on a claim of harassment.In Kelley, a male plaintiff complained of harassment...