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Who Qualifies for Wisconsin’s Age 35 Sexual Abuse Filing Deadline?
Understanding Wisconsin’s Special Filing Window for Abuse Survivors Key Takeaways: Wisconsin’s age-35 civil filing window under Wis. Stat. § 893.587 protects individuals sexually abused as children who wish to sue a perpetrator directly. It reaches…
Can a Redondo Beach Job Applicant Be Rejected Because of a Disability?
Understanding Your Rights When a Job Offer Slips Away Key Takeaways: In most cases, a Redondo Beach job applicant cannot lawfully be rejected simply because of a physical or mental disability. California’s FEHA (Cal. Gov….
Can an Employer Reject a Remote Work Accommodation After an RTO Mandate?
Understanding Your Right to Remote Work as a Disability Accommodation in California Key Takeaways: An employer cannot automatically reject a remote work accommodation after an RTO mandate, because California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA)…
What Must Redondo Beach Employers Do During the Interactive Process?
Understanding Your Rights When You Ask for a Disability Accommodation in Redondo Beach Key Takeaways: Under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act, Redondo Beach employers must engage in a timely, good-faith interactive process when an…
Why the EFAA Keeps Harassment Cases Out of Arbitration in California
How Harassment Cases Are Handled in California Key Takeaways: A new Ninth Circuit decision, Combs v. Netflix, confirms that the timing of harassment, not just its severity, can decide whether a worker litigates in court…
How Recording Coworkers Can Jeopardize a Redondo Beach Retaliation Case
Why That Secret Recording Could Backfire in Your Workplace Case Key Takeaways: Recording a coworker without consent can seriously damage a Redondo Beach retaliation case because California is an all-party consent state, making it illegal…
Lively Ruling Extends FEHA Retaliation Protection to 1099 Contractors
Redondo Beach Workers Gain Ground: When 1099 Contractors Can Sue Employer for Harassment Key Takeaways: An April 2026 court ruling in Lively v. Wayfarer Studios has drawn fresh attention to how California’s anti-retaliation protections may…
What Makes Working Conditions Legally Intolerable in California?
When Leaving a Job Is Really a Firing in Disguise Key Takeaways: In California, working conditions become legally intolerable when an employer knowingly creates conditions so aggravated that a reasonable person would feel compelled to…
Can Redondo Beach Workers Sue After Being Fired for Off-Duty Cannabis Use?
Understanding Your Rights After a Cannabis-Related Firing in Redondo Beach Key Takeaways: As of January 1, 2024, California’s AB 2188 amended the Fair Employment and Housing Act to make it generally unlawful for covered employers…
Can Tolling Extend a Workplace Harassment Deadline in California?
Understanding the Clock on a California Workplace Harassment Claim Key Takeaways: Tolling can pause the deadline to file a workplace harassment claim in California, extending your filing window, but applies only in limited circumstances and…