Articles originally posted on February 17th 2006

1. California Supreme Court rules that workers who are not involved in office romance can sue for sexual harassment.
David I. Kornbluh
"On July 18, 2005, the California Supreme Court held that a supervisor who has an affair with a subordinate can be found to have sexually harassed other employees who are not involved in the affair." (read full article)

2. Retention of Documentary Evidence in the Internet Age
Stevan Adelman & Nancy Herby
"In this high-tech era, evidence can be published on the Internet or forwarded to another location with the click of a mouse. Likewise, important documents can be wiped off the electronic record..." (read full article)

3. Employer must prove disabled employee unable to perform essential job functions.
David I. Kornbluh
"The Court of Appeal for the State of California decided that it is the employer’s burden to prove that the employee is unable to perform the essential functions of the job." (read full article)

4. Type 1 Indemnity Under Attack
Peter Dessau & Nancy Herby
"Although the bill has already been approved by the State Assembly and is rapidly making its way through the Senate on the fast-track to becoming law, Miller Morton is working with the Legislature to ensure that the proposed legislation is not ambiguous or overbroad." (read full article)