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A Southern California jury has decided that Chipotle Mexican Grill did not unlawfully discriminate when it fired a manager after she suffered a miscarriage and failed to return from a 12-week medical leave.
Are there lessons here for California employers? What workplace policies helped the jurors understand Chipotle’s point of view? Can those same policies help other employers avoid risk?
After an eight-day trial, a Southern California jury has decided that Chipotle Mexican Grill did not unlawfully discriminate when it fired a manager after she suffered a ...
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Employers of in-home caregivers beware. A recent California court of appeal ruled that an in-home caregiver was entitled to overtime pay under the Domestic Worker Bill of ...
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The Court of Appeal in California just published an opinion that threatens to change how employers structure on-call duties. Contradicting long-settled precedent that on-call ...
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