Douglas M Larsen

Douglas M Larsen's Legal Guides (39)

Fresno, CA

Employment and labor Lawyer at Fresno, CA

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor, Discrimination ... +2 more

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The NLRB Issues a Report on Social Media Policies

Aug 31, 2011

A couple of weeks ago, the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") posted areport describing the cases it has investigated regarding an employer's social media policies. The report is very instructive ...

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Meal Period Rules in California -- We're Still Waiting

May 18, 2011

In California employers must comply with many rules not found in other states, including rules related to meal and rest periods. Several years ago the law was modified so that employers who did not pr...

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Employers Can View Employee Emails -- See How It Helped The Company Win This Lawsuit

Jan 21, 2011

Consider the case of Gina Holmes, who sued her employer, Petrovich Development Company, asserting causes of action for sexual harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, violation of privacy and int...

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Waiting Period Penalties Can Come Back To Haunt A California Employer

Jan 07, 2011

In California, failing to pay an employee all of his/her wages at the time of termination (or within three days in certain circumstances) results in waiting period penalties pursuant to Labor Code sect...

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Hostile Work Environment Claims Can Happen To Any Employer -- How To Avoid Them

Dec 21, 2010

Perhaps it's karma or even justice. The LA Daily Journal (a legal newspaper) reported on December 20, 2010, that an investigator who worked for a plaintiff's law firm filed a lawsuit alleging a hostil...

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The Newest California Class-Action: Failing to Provide Employees with a Chair

Nov 16, 2010

Count on California for developing a new and novel theory for suing employers -- failing to provide a chair for employes. Eugina Bright was a cashier at the 99 Cent Only Store. Turns out she was upset ...

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Employers Beware: Taking Action Against Employees for Online Ranting May Result in a Lawsuit

Nov 16, 2010

Hand it to a governmentagency for pursuing an employee's case after she criticized her boss online. An ambulance service in Connecticut fired an employee after she ridiculed her boss on her Facebook pa...

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Think Before Firing An Employee For Writing On His Facebook Page

Nov 09, 2010

Hand it to a government agency for pursuing an employee's case after she criticized her boss online. An ambulence service in Connecticut fired an employee after she ridiculed her boss on her facebook ...

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Attorneys' Fees in a Discrimination Case Can Bankrupt an Employer

Oct 18, 2010

The costs associated with a discrimination case can be overwhelming for an employer. Consider a case in Fresno, California from 2009. In the case, the employee claimed he was the victim of discrimina...

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