Civil Litigation
Jun. 16, 2015
New state high court not looking good for employers
The newly constituted state Supreme Court has given an unmistakable signal that it has moved to the legal left and is a pro-employee court.
Timothy D. Reuben
Reuben MediationTim Reuben spent more than 40 years handling complex legal disputes in California's state and federal courts. As the founder and managing partner of Reuben Raucher & Blum in Los Angeles, he has worked on a wide range of matters through jury and bench trials, arbitration, mediation, judicial reference, and settlement conferences across multiple areas of civil law, including commercial, real estate, construction, employment, intellectual property, insurance, professional liability, and unfair competition.
More bad news for California employers: The newly constituted state Supreme Court has given an unmistakable signal that it has moved to the legal left and is a pro-employee court. Anyone who has litigated an action under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) knows that it is virtually impossible for a prevailing defendant to obtain an award of attorney fees. However, the Supreme Court has now essentially eliminated an employer's ability to r...
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