Matthew Bender (Charlottesville, VA) has begun the publication of "Bender's California Labor & Employment Bulletin," a monthly newsletter that summarizes legislative, judicial and regulatory developments in California employment law.Matthew Bender (Charlottesville, VA) has begun the publication of "Bender's California Labor & Employment Bulletin," a monthly newsletter that summarizes legislative, judicial and regulatory developments in California employment law. An annual subscription costs $622. The newsletter carries news and developments as well as commentary from employment law attorneys and includes coverage of such topics as: equal employment opportunity laws: wrongful termination wrongful termination n. a right of an employee to sue his/her employer for damages (loss of wage and "fringe" benefits, and, if against "public policy," for punitive damages). To bring such a suit: a) the discharge of the employee must have been without "cause" and he/she had an express employment contract or an "implied" contract based on the circumstances of hiring; or b) there is a violation of statutory prohibitions against discrimination due to race, and discipline; employee privacy issues, including drug testing; wages, hours and working conditions; unemployment and state disability insurance; trade secrets and unfair competition unfair competition n. wrongful, fraudulent and/or business methods to gain an unfair advantage over competitors, including: a) untrue or misleading advertising or promotion which misrepresent the nature, characteristics, qualities or geographic origin (such as where wine comes from), b) misleading customers by imitative trademark, name, or package, including trademark infringement, c) falsely disparaging another's product.; California occupational safety and health law; employer liability to third parties for employee conduct; and, public sector labor relations. |
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