Time sure does fly. Here at Griswold Law (and in life), things have been quite busy. I was unpleasantly surprised to realize it has been close to a year since the last article. My motivation is renewed and the published articles will follow. As I have in the past,...
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the word “retaliate” as “to repay (as an injury) in kind; to get revenge.” In the workplace, employers unfortunately retaliate against their own employees for many reasons. Fortunately for aggrieved...
Unfortunately, sexual harassment remains prevalent in workplaces across California. Bringing an action against an employer/supervisor based on harassing conduct typically comes in two forms: 1) Sexual Harassment causing hostile/abusive work environment 2) Quid Pro...
I just concluded a three-day jury trial a couple months ago. My client was the victim of sexual harassment in the workplace. After over a year of litigation, we took our case to trial. We won and my client was awarded monetary damages, as well as post-judgment...
For many businesses, success depends upon keeping certain, key pieces of company information strictly in-house. This information might be a certain technique or formula used to create a product, a client list, or a business plan- all of these could indeed represent...
While non-compete agreements are generally unenforceable in California, an employer can restrict an employee from utilizing, stealing, disclosing or compromising the employer’s trade secrets, data, client lists, patents, etc. Such confidential, proprietary information...
