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... Because wrongful termination and sexual harassment suits are commonplace, many agencie...I and Bill Schoeffler, CIC and, are partners in the consulting firm, Oak &...

...loyee turnover, wrongful hiring, sexual harassment, violence in the workplace, employe...en asked to investigate a claim of harassment, theft, threatened violence, or...

...employment  Work-related sexual harassment  Other types of w...es, that the insured has committed a sexual harassment offense other than assault and b...

... or even oral promises. Even an at will employment contract may not be terminated for statutorily forbidden reasons, such as race, sex, religion, national origin, handicapped status, age, or other statutorily established public policy reasons. Dismissals or resignations arising out of sexual harassment are presently the subject of much litigation. Improper harassment claims put the agency in a particularly difficult position, since it may face a claim by the complaining party if it does not stop the harassment, but also may face a claim by the other party ... that party is not given procedural fairness. If there has been an advance against commissions that was not earned, one case has held that an express agreement to repay them will be enforced. Kerry of California v. Lefkowitz (1955) 131 Cal.App.2d 389, 280 P.2d 910. Many contracts provide for offset of amounts owed by the employee against amounts owed by the employer, under C.C.P. 431.70. One case has held that this right of offset cannot be used to deny an employee his wages', a term defined to ... could lose their protected status as trade secrets. California's Uniform Trade Secrets Act, Civil Code Section 3426-3426.11, codifies the law on trade secrets. It defines trade secret' as information..that: (1 ) Derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to the public or to other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use; and (2 ) Is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy. Civil Code Section 3426.1. It makes misappropriation' of a ...

...ls or resignations arising out of sexual harassment are presently the subject of much litigation. Improper harassment claims put the agency in a particul... shareholders/corporation. Retiring partners may be paid deductible liquidatio...