Earlier this month, airplane manufacturing giant Boeing made headlines when it announced that it would be adding 1,000 engineering positions here in Southern California. While the announcement was undoubtedly met with great enthusiasm by some, it has also generated a...
Month: April 2014
California flower packers claim unpaid overtime
When California workers feel that they are exploited by their employers, they often want to take action to be fairly compensated. In the current economic climate, most workers are willing to work extra hours, because the additional income could help them make ends...
California man’s wrongful termination claim against America’s Cup
It has been more than 160 years since the first America's Cup was awarded. Yachting's greatest prize was held for more than 100 years by teams from the U.S. and is fought over to this day. Another fight has emerged involving the Cup, however, this one being waged on...
Workplace sexual harassment of males on the rise
It happens in Newport Beach workplaces and in offices across the nation. As so many women know, sexual harassment can begin with what can seem like an innocent pat on the arm, an offhand remark or a moment of being brushed against in an elevator. "Joking" or...