After several days of arbitration, David J. Garcia of Goyette & Associates was successful in obtaining an order that overturned the termination of Yuba County Correctional Officer Elijah Etchegoin. This matter began when ...
An employee who was fired after she exhausted all of her leave under the Pregnancy Disability Leave Law (“PDLL”) brought a lawsuit against her former employer for discrimination and retaliation under the California Fair Employment ...
CLASS ACTION FOR COUNTY EMPLOYEES AT THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT MOVES FORWARD The class action lawsuit filed in late 2011 by Goyette & Associates against Sacramento County for employees at the Wastewater Treatment Plant in ...
What Do I Do If I’m Not Getting Paid Overtime? (and what does the Employer do if any employee may be owed Overtime Pay) In California, non-exempt hourly employees must be paid overtime for hours ...
The Who-What-Where-When and Why of New Employment Laws Employers and employees have less than one month to become familiar with the requirements and benefits of the new California laws, effective January 1, 2012. We’re here ...
A new case came down today from the 4th Appellate District, Jaramillo v. County of Orange, which establishes that POBR waivers are not enforceable for any Law Enforcement officer, even executive staff. This case, factually, ...