by Jay Butchko | Feb 4, 2025 | Discrimination Harassment
Joyful occasions have a way of bringing out the worst in people. Perhaps the first time you saw your in-laws at their worst was on your wedding day. Children eagerly anticipate their birthdays for weeks, but once the big day arrives, they fall into temper tantrums...
by Jay Butchko | Jan 31, 2025 | Discrimination Harassment, Employment
Inside the Beltway, people hang on every word that comes out of Capitol Hill or the White House. Here in California, on the complete opposite side of the country, we have bigger things to think about. In the evening, when all the restaurants in D.C. have closed...
by Jay Butchko | Jan 24, 2025 | Discrimination Harassment
Every employment discrimination lawsuit begins with an employee who believes that the mistreatment he or she received at work was due to the employee’s protected characteristic contacting the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or California Civil Rights...
by Jay Butchko | Jan 17, 2025 | Disability Discrimination, Discrimination Harassment
Most employers and employees are aware that employers must make reasonable accommodations for employees and job applicants with disabilities, but they do not understand the full range of applications of this rule. There are many more scenarios where reasonable...
by Jay Butchko | Jan 10, 2025 | Discrimination Harassment
How you approach wrongful termination of employment cases depends on whether you were employed under contract or at will. Most employees in California and most other states are employed on an at will basis, which means that the employer may end the employment...
by Jay Butchko | Dec 31, 2024 | Discrimination Harassment
Especially in our youth-obsessed culture, most women do not think of menopause as a relief. The hot flashes, insomnia, and inexplicable bad moods are no one’s idea of a good time. The social consequences are worse than the physical ones, though. You must cope with...
