Monthly Archives: July 2025
Lesson for Employers: Company in California Will Pay Nearly $200,000 to Settle Equal Pay Act Charge
On April 1, 2025, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that a company from California must pay nearly $200,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the Equal Pay Act. Tiburcio Vasquez Health—an organization located in Alameda County—was charged with unlawfully underpaying three female employees. Here, our California employment law attorney provides a more… Read More »
California Appellate Court Reverses Multi-Million Verdict in Wrongful Termination/Defamation Case
Earlier this year, the California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District reversed a multi-million dollar verdict in favor of an employee in a complex wrongful termination and defamation case (Hearn v. Pacific Gas & Elec. Co.). The court determined that the trial court erred in ruling that the plaintiff (a former employee) could pursue… Read More »
An Overview of California’s Worker Intimidation Law (New for 2025)
On January 1, 2025, California Labor Code § 1137 officially took effect. It has been referred to as the state’s “worker intimidation law” as a shorthand. In effect, the law gives workers the right to decline to attend employer-sponsored meetings that are political or religious without facing any adverse action (retaliation). Notably, labor-related matters… Read More »