#ICYMI: California employers need to make sure they’re complying with strict new regulations governing English-only policies and national-origin discrimination. https://goo.gl/9fG4Sz
FMLA Failure-to-Promote Claim Is Viable
A Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) discriminatory interference claim can be based on a failure to promote, but an exercise-of-rights interference claim can’t be based on a corrected error that didn’t prevent a worker from taking entitled leave, according to a federal district court in Nevada. https://goo.gl/cVxtqx
Viewpoint: Three Options for Navigating to Talent Hot Spots
Highly-skilled, in-demand workers tend to cluster in cities where innovations and break-throughs happen almost daily. Companies don’t necessarily have to move their headquarters to these cities, but they can establish a presence in them–and reap the benefits of a larger pool of talent. https://goo.gl/BxLCFn
Timing of Demotion Decision Sinks FMLA Claim
A former county recreation commission employee could not proceed with his Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) claim against the commission because it had decided to demote him, and he had refused to accept the new job, before he applied for FMLA leave. https://goo.gl/1fWt73