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Enforcement of Commercial Contracts during the Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted California businesses in numerous ways. One of those consequences is the inability of many businesses to now comply with their obligations under contracts they executed pre-pandemic. Here are some questions to consider when faced...
New COVID-Related Protections for California Employees
On Sept. 17, 2020, California Governor Newson signed into law three bills introducing changes to COVID-related obligations of employers. The impacts of each piece of legislation are summarized below. Expansion of Unpaid Family Leave Requirements to Small Businesses SB...
LA Right of Recall and Worker Retention Ordinances
As a response to the surge in lay-offs and furloughs that occurred due to the economic crisis triggered by the COVID-19, on May 4, 2020, Mayor Eric Garcetti signed two ordinances that would benefit certain employees in LA. The COVID-19 Right of Recall Ordinance covers...
Is my employer protecting employees against harassment and discrimination?
The Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) prohibits discrimination and harassment in the workplace as well as retaliation. FEHA also creates an obligation on employers to prevent and correct such behaviors. FEHA applies to public and private employers, labor...
What is ‘Safe’ in COVID-19 Times?
The COVID-19 pandemic has spread across the world. Following the gradual reopening, business owners fear claims by customers and employers of catching the virus in their premises. As of the end of August, infections passed 680,000 and deaths totaled 12,400 in...
Litigation, P.C. attains historic win for woman sexually harassed by foreign state in New York, clarifying the way the FSIA is interpreted in employment law
MANHATTAN, N.Y. (August 19, 2020) — The Southern District of New York issued a historic decision this week regarding diplomatic immunity and employment law in the United States: When a foreign sovereignty chooses U.S. law to govern its employment contract in the U.S.,...
Constructive Discharge in California: When Quitting is Considered Termination
Constructive Discharge in California: When Quitting is Considered Termination When an employee quits a job because they feel they have no other choice, that resignation can be viewed as a termination -- an act placed in motion by the employer, not the employee --...
What exactly is an illegal hostile work environment?
At some point in your career, you are going to encounter an uncomfortable situation at work, perhaps to the point you feel you are being harassed. But at what point does such a situation elevate to the legal definition of hostile work environment (HWE) harassment? And...
Federal Case Against Sweden in Manhattan Underscores Need for Basic Employment Protections for Americans Employed by Foreign States in U.S.
NEW YORK — In a Southern District of New York courtroom later this month, Zein E. Obagi, Jr. of Litigation, P.C. will shine a light on elements of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act largely unknown to the public, elements which allow foreign sovereigns to, without...