Monthly Archives: September 2024
Understanding the Same Decision Defense in Mixed Cause Employment Cases
As in other states, California allows employers who are being sued by employees to assert what is known as the same decision defense. As the name suggests, this is a defense that admits that the employer retaliated, or discriminated against the employee. However, the defense is, because of other factors, the end result—the firing… Read More »
Signs Your Employer is Using Pretext to Set You Up
Although there are many illegal reasons to fire or punish an employee, there are also plenty of perfectly legal reasons. One of those reasons is simply poor job performance, not doing what your superior says, violating company rules, or any of a number of things that common sense would tell you could get you… Read More »
Can Your Employer Make You Disclose Your Social Media Passwords?
When you apply for a job, or even when you are already working for an employer, you probably expect there will be some investigation into your background. You’d expect to provide things like criminal background checks, drug tests, or credit checks. But what if your employer or potential employer goes a step further: what… Read More »
