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Analysis of new laws and key decisions in California wrongful-termination and employment law.

  • Paknad v. Superior Court

    Intuitive Surgical defended a harassment suit by pointing to the adequacy of its attorney-led investigation, then tried to withhold the investigator’s findings as work…

  • Guardian Storage Centers, LLC v. Simpson

    A terminated COO forwarded her employer’s e-mails — some attorney-client privileged — to her personal account and handed them to her lawyers for her…

  • Nazir v. United Airlines, Inc.

    Summary judgment was improperly granted on the harassment and retaliation claims because triable issues of fact existed; the decision is notable for its strong…

  • Richards v. CH2M Hill, Inc.

    The continuing-violation doctrine applies to FEHA claims: an employer’s related unlawful acts are treated as a single continuing violation — and the limitations period…

  • Aguilar v. Atlantic Richfield Co.

    A defendant moving for summary judgment bears the burden of showing that a cause of action has no merit — that one or more…