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EMPLOYMENT LAW: The Effect of Arizona Law on Discrimination Issues

May 31

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The US Supreme Court has recently voted 5-3 (Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting) which upheld an Arizona law that penalizes employers who “unknowingly” hires unauthorized foreign workers.

According to the High Court, the federal immigration law “does not pre-empt the Arizona statute”, specifically the Legal Arizona Workers Act which says that “the state can revoke the licenses of businesses that intentionally hire illegal aliens”. In addition to this, the Court also upheld the provision requiring companies to use the federal E-Verify system to check the immigration status of job applicants.

EMPLOYMENT LAW: The Effect of Arizona Law on Discrimination Issues

May 31

Los Angeles LawyerDiscrimination, Employment Law California Employment Law Attorneys, discrimination in the workplace, Employment Law No Comments

The US Supreme Court has recently voted 5-3 (Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting) which upheld an Arizona law that penalizes employers who “unknowingly” hires unauthorized foreign workers.

According to the High Court, the federal immigration law “does not pre-empt the Arizona statute”, specifically the Legal Arizona Workers Act which says that “the state can revoke the licenses of businesses that intentionally hire illegal aliens”. In addition to this, the Court also upheld the provision requiring companies to use the federal E-Verify system to check the immigration status of job applicants.

How will this affect workers and employees?

According to workers’ rights groups, the Arizona law encourages ethnic stereotyping and discrimination in the workplace, which will result in rejection for a job applicant so that an employer can avoid state sanctions or out of fear that he may be hiring an illegal worker. Or will this result into further stereotyping of workers who are suspected to be working illegally?

Victim’s Family in Fatal Fall at Staples Center Files Premises Liability Suit

May 26

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After grieving the loss of their two-year old son in a fall accident, the young victim’s family has now filed a lawsuit against the owner of Staples Center for failure to warn people of potential danger within their premises.

The lawsuit stemmed from an incident that occurred during the Los Angeles Lakers NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors on November 2010. Lucas Tang and his family came to watch the game in a third-level luxury box.

According to reports, the young boy was posing for a picture only two feet away from his mother when he dashed onto a 10-inch ledge and fell 30 to 50 feet below.

Employer-Employee Actions Not Required by Law

May 24

Los Angeles LawyerEmployment Law, Labor law, Sexual Harrassment, national origin discrimination discrimination and harassment issues, empoyer-employee relationship, Labor law No Comments

Issues in the employer-employee relationship can sometimes lead to disputes and lawsuits. Workplace disputes however may arise out of different factors that may involve the following issues:

• Workplace safety issues
• Wage and hour issues
• Meal and rest break issues
• Discrimination and harassment issues
• Other labor related issues

However, in a report based on an article by Ellen Savage, labor law adviser to the California Chamber of Commerce, surprisingly, it mentioned that some employer-employee actions “are not required by law” – meaning some employment practices are not really required by law.

California Labor Law on Workplace Safety Violations

May 20

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How far can an employer continue with its operation despite workplace safety violations before he gets fined?

The California Occupational Safety and Health Administration could have answered this better as it had recently slapped a California construction contractor with over $235, 000 for willful violations of workplace safety rules.

Young Woman Dies in Los Angeles Single Rollover Crash

May 19

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A young woman’s death is humanity’s hounding loss. Such saying on the value of women to society’s future is much felt as a 22-year-old lady was killed in an LA car crash on Monday.

How many more young women need to lose lives on already hazardous LA roads? Isn’t it time for city officials to take drastic measures to correct danger on freeways?

Gene Simmons’ Teen Daughter Involved in Chain Accident in LA

May 17

Los Angeles LawyerAutomobile Chain Crash, Car Accident, Personal Injury, Vehicle Rollover Crash No Comments

KISS frontman Gene Simmons’ 18-year old daughter Sophie Simmons was recently involved in a multi-vehicle crash in Los Angeles.

It was reported by TMZ.com that the accident occurred while Sophie was stuck in traffic. Allegedly, a car behind her plowed right into her Dodge Charger while she was stopped which caused her to crash into the car in front of her. The rear-end crash triggered a chain accident which ended up as a four-car pile-up with Sophie right in the middle of it.