Pleading ignorance is may not be sufficient, and it essentially ratifies a harasser’s discriminatory conduct.Silvia Stanciu at Phillips & Associates outlines everything you need to know on the matter: why racism manifests in the workplace; common telltale signs; options available to employees; and, how employers should handle racial discrimination. What is race discrimination, and how […]
If you are going to begin renting out one of your properties, then landlord and tenant law should be revised and well learnt before going into it. This post will inform you of your rights when it comes to entering your own property, if it is being rented out, and the steps which you can […]
There is a growing ‘sex-for-rent’ scandal currently brewing in the UK and beyond. Increasingly depressing is the proliferation and normalisation of this in many circles. Expert Housing and social welfare barrister Nicholas Nicol from One Pump Court provides Lawyer Monthly his take on the issue. On 10th September 2018 an investigation by the BBC programme […]
Dale Fiola has been practicing law for over 40 years in the Southern California area, specializing in employment, labour and administrative law for the last 30 years. With extensive years of practice, Dale shares insights into employment law in the US; he shares light into what employees may deem as controversial, but what benefits employers, […]
The California Supreme Court limits de minimis off-the-clock work, expanding California employers’ duty to record time worked. Below, Kate Visosky and Christina Nordsten share what this means for employers in the respective state. In July, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Troester v. Starbucks Corp., holding that the federal wage laws that […]
Following the death of Charlie Gard last year from a rare genetic illness, Charlie’s parents are pressing for ‘Charlie’s Law’ to be introduced. Rebecca Fitzpatrick, partner and specialist in health law at Browne Jacobson, discusses its legal implications with Lawyer Monthly. The Charlie Gard case was a best interests case in 2017, involving an infant […]
The Bar Standards Board’s (BSB) recently announced new plans to tackle the unfair treatment of female barristers. Responding to the Bar Standards Board’s announcement Sam Mercer, Head of Policy: Equality & Diversity and CSR at the Bar Council said: “This announcement by the BSB sets out a range of potential courses of action towards promoting […]
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