Johnson Employment Law

Businesses will get their day in court to determine the legality of AB51, a controversial bill intended to take effect on Jan. 1, 2020. The bill would impose criminal penalties on companies forcing employees or applicants to sign arbitration agreements as a condition of employment. Arbitration uses a neutral third party to resolve disputes, rather than a court proceeding. On Friday, Jan. [ 263 more words ] http://johnsonemplaw.com//judge-issues-injunction-against/

Score one more for the #MeToo movement. Hollywood has already been shaken to its core. And the Time's Up Legal Defense Fund is taking the fight to the low-wage worker. The National Women's Law Center (NWLC) in Washington, D.C., has accepted the administrative challenge of Times Up. It matches applicants with more than 500 attorneys available to take on cases. In 2018, the organization had already received more than 2,700 requests for assistance. [ 522 more words ] http://johnsonemplaw.com//women-recruits-seize-their-powe/

The CBS board of directors finally did the right thing. Whether it was for the right reasons remains unclear. The board ousted Les Moonves, chairman and CEO of CBS, following allegations of sexual misconduct from six women. The accusations against Moonves were publicized by Ronan Farrow in The New Yorker on July 27, 2018. In a second article, published only hours before Moonves resigned on Sept. [ 815 more words ] http://johnsonemplaw.com//why-did-cbs-take-6-weeks-to-fir/

Trade secrets can be any number of things. If information is something a competitor would value, it might be a trade secret. A trade secret gives the owner a competitive advantage. Coca Cola’s formula is obviously a trade secret, but so are many other things: business or manufacturing methods, processes and plans; customer lists and contact information; formulas; product designs; financial information; recipes; databases; and data compilations. [ 587 more words ] http://johnsonemplaw.com//trade-secrets-what-employees-sh/

Former partner Wendy Moore sued law firm Jones Day this week for gender discrimination. Moore's lawsuit alleges that she was fired for complaining about the law firm’s gender bias and for criticizing the company’s black box compensation system, which prevents anyone from knowing what colleagues are being paid. Moore filed suit in San Francisco state court under California’s Private Attorneys General Act, which allows employees to recover civil penalties on their behalf and on behalf of other employees for violations of the state’s labor code. [ 500 more words ] http://johnsonemplaw.com//jones-day-latest-law-firm-accus/