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Cook Brown works with employers to develop optimum and creative strategies for defending against employee claims in jury and bench trials in state and federal courts, before administrative tribunals (such as the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Department of Labor, and National Labor Relations Board; the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing and Labor Commissioner; and Fed-OSHA and Cal-OSHA), and in court-ordered or private arbitration.
On July 29, 2024, the California Supreme Court issued an opinion in Bailey v. San Francisco District Attorney’s Office reaffirming that the single use of a racial epithet can be severe enough to constitute actionable harassment under the California Fair Employment in Housing Act (FEHA).
When it comes time to terminate an employee or institute a reduction-in-force or layoff, many companies choose to offer severance to help the separated employee transition to ...
[Read more] about Severance Agreements: The Importance of Minding Your P’s and Q’s
On June 20, 2024, Cal/OSHA’s Standard Board adopted a new regulation that will require certain California businesses to prepare an Indoor Heat Illness Prevention Plan. Once ...
[Read more] about Cal/OSHA Approves New Indoor Heat Illness Rules – Affected Employers Should Act Promptly
Alleged wage statement violations are a staple of complaints in class action litigation and claims under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). Labor Code section 226 ...
[Read more] about California Supreme Court Upholds Good Faith Defense to Alleged Wage Statement Violations
