Sexual Harassment Need Not Be Motivated by Desire

February 21, 2014 Legal Team
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...
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Model Behavior

February 17, 2014 Legal Team
Last week, a New York judge issued a historic decision to award a class of unpaid interns. In February 2013, Elite Model Management was sued by a former unpaid intern who claimed that the interns were executing the same kind of work as employees were. The plaintiff claimed that she and others similarly classified,...
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The Unemployed Could Be a Protected Class

January 31, 2014 Legal Team
On January 29, 2014, a Connecticut congresswoman, a Georgia congressman, and a Connecticut Senator introduced a bill in both houses of government detailing the unemployed as the latest protected class in the United States. According to the proposed “Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2014,” employers and employment agencies are prevented from discriminating against the...
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Sexual Harassment Is in the Eye of the Beholder

January 31, 2014 Legal Team
Most people know it is not okay to sexually harass people at work.  What many people don't realize is that sexual harassment is a lot more than just trying to coerce someone into sleeping with their boss, inappropriately touching a coworker, or making sexually explicit comments about a coworker.The kind of kidding around you...
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Oakland Raiders Cheerleaders Sue for Wages

January 24, 2014 Legal Team
The Oakland Raiders have something more to worry about than just their last-place standing in the AFC West Conference. Their cheerleaders have banded against them. The Raiderettes, as they are fondly known, are suing the Raiders for a variety of wages claims, including failure to pay all earned wages, failure to reimburse business expenses,...
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