The California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) prohibits any type of workplace harassment and discrimination of employees based on race, religion or sex. Under California law, employees have the right to report any kind of discrimination, harassment or illegal employment actions of their employer. An employer must not retaliate against an employee for exercising their rights under the law to report any illegal activity to a government agency, company human resource department or supervisor.  Retaliation Claims Under California Labor Code Section 1102.5, an employee can sue their employer for retaliation if the following elements are met:  The employee engaged in a protected activity of reporting their employer’s discrimination and/or harassment activity to an appropriate government agency, the company’s human

When a business works hard to develop systems, procedures, recipes, formulas, and practices—protectable as trade secrets—to advance the success, productivity, and profitability of their business, they have great interest in protecting that information from those who may steal or misappropriate the business’s trade secrets. Trade secrets are a form of intellectual property, along with patents, copyrights, and trademarks; however, there is no formal registration process to protect trade secrets. Instead, trade secrets are protected by a contractual agreement between the owner of the proprietary information and any other individual who may have access to this information and signs a confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement. If you are a California business owner and believe that proprietary trade secrets belonging to your business

On behalf of Thaler Law posted in business litigation on Tuesday, October 1, 2019. A California small business owner has many things to consider during the initial stages of his or her business. These include necessary steps that can help reduce the chance of problems in the future. Business litigation can be costly and stressful, and an owner will find it beneficial to try and reduce problems by planning and thinking ahead. One common issue that can cause problems for business owners are accusations of discrimination or harassment in the workplace. These allegations are serious, but it's possible to reduce the chance of these incidents happening with strong behavior policies and reporting procedures in effect. If a problem does arise,