Joanne Deschenaux

An employee who alleged that he was fired after complaining to HR about unhealthy and unsafe working conditions could not go forward with his claims for unlawful retaliation and wrongful termination

An employee who claimed her supervisor frequently leered at her, once hugged her after shaking hands with male employees, and told her one time her to stay off of pornography sites at work could not go forward with her claim of sexual harassment.

A noncompete agreement that a veterinarian in El Cajon, Calif., signed in conjunction with the sale of her veterinary practice to another practice was enforceable, a California appeals court recently ruled.

An employer that paid its arbitration fees three days late could not compel an employee to arbitrate his wage and hour claims, a California appeals court ruled.

Although a jury found that an employee had been subjected to harassing conduct because of his race, it found that the harassment was not severe or pervasive. A California appeals court declined to disturb the jury verdict.

An appeals court reversed a $180,000 court costs award to an employer in a California FEHA case, emphasizing that costs can’t be awarded without finding claims frivolous.

An employer waived its right to arbitrate wage and hour claims by unreasonably delaying its motion to compel arbitration of those claims, a California appeals court ruled.

A former employee who alleged that he was fired from his employment so he would not be able to exercise his stock options could not pursue wrongful termination or retaliation claims because stock options are not wages under the California Labor Code, a California appeals court ruled.

The widow of an employee who died of COVID-19 complications after contracting the disease at work can go forward with her civil lawsuit against her late husband’s employer, a California appeals court ruled.

A railroad foreman successfully challenged work restrictions that were unlawfully imposed on him based on perceived health limitations.