The trial court granted a motion for summary judgment in favor of a fire department in a FEHA case [California Fair Employment and Housing Act; Government Code section 12900], and then ordered plaintiff to pay costs of $5,368.88. On appeal, the court stated: “The issue presented is whether the District, as the prevailing party, must show […]
Defendant’s Submitted A Different Arbitration Agreement To The Court, Not The One Signed By Plaintiffs.
Defendants’ petition to individually arbitrate plaintiffs’ wage and hour claims was denied by the trial court. The appellate court affirmed in light of evidence plaintiffs signed an arbitration agreement issued by a previous owner, but the arbitration agreement defendants presented to the court had been subsequently revised. Avery v. Integrated Healthcare Holdings (Cal. App. Fourth Dist., […]
Names Of Police Officers Involved In Pepper Spraying Incident Ordered Released.
A labor union representing University of California police officers filed a petition for writ of mandate from a trial court order requiring the release of unredacted reports containing the names of UC police officers under the California Public Records Act [CPRA; Government Code section 6250], to the Los Angeles Times and Sacramento Bee. The reports concern […]
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Dept. Of Industrial Relations Estopped From Claiming Cosmetologists Are Employees After Labor Commissioner Found Them To Be Independent Contractors.
An administrative law judge concluded cosmetologists were independent contractors, and, therefore several salons were not liable for contributions for unemployment, employment training and disability as well as personal income tax withholdings along with penalties and interest. Nonetheless the Commissioner acting through the Division of Labor Standards, an entity within the Department of Industrial Relations [Labor Code […]
Long Time Employee Fired After Discrimination On Statute Of Limitations Issues.
Plaintiff worked for defendant since 1979 and was consistently praised for her work. In 2006, she began working under a new supervisor. The new supervisor made numerous “condescending” comments about plaintiff’s Hispanic heritage, criticized her work and told employees “that he did not want employees speaking Spanish around him. After a number of incidents, plaintiff was […]
Disney’s Procedures Did Not Amount To A Lack Of Reasonable Accommodation.
Disabled woman brought an action against Disney because Disneyland has a policy barring Segway devices from the park. The trial court granted summary judgment to Disney after finding it established that a Segway is an unstable two-wheeled device that could accelerate quickly, either forward or backward and injure the rider and/or others if the rider is […]
Hippotherapy Not Covered By State of California Children’s Services, CCS.
Child, now approximately 12 years old, was born with severe orthopedic problems and requires physical therapy. She received hippotherapy, involving placement of the child upon a horse wherein a therapist uses the movement of the horse to provide sensory input. She thereafter applied to California Children’s Services [CCS] to pay for hippotherapy she was receiving from […]
Judge Used As Pawn In Civil Extortion / Settlement Demand?
In a squabble over the receipts of a consortium of restaurants, a demand letter was sent. The appellate opinion contains the letter, albeit with the name and photograph of the judge omitted. A portion quoted states: “Because Mr. Moore has also received a copy of the enclosed lawsuit, I have deliberately left blank spaces in portions […]
Spiderman Not Able To Combat His Foes.
Plaintiff invented a SpiderMan toy that allowed a user to mimic the superhero with foam string. Thereafter a rival produced a similar SpiderMan role-playing toy. Plaintiff sued the rival for patent infringement. The parties settled while the underlying action was pending, with the rival agreeing to purchase the patent. Their agreement had no expiration date, and […]
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