I written those sketches. I directed them. Literally all the damn time, this happens in the entertainment world.. At the federal level, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act prevents a woman from being fired for being pregnant, and the Family and Medical Leave Act grants up to three months of unpaid leave, but only for companies with 50 or more employees and workers who have been there at least a year.California, where the Nasty Gal suit was filed, has the clearest and most protective laws for pregnant workers in the country California Family Right Act provides paid family leave with similar eligibility requirements as FMLA, but the state Pregnancy Discrimination Leave Law mandates family leave for pregnant employees covered by health insurance, regardless of company or an employee tenure. It also requires that reasonable accommodations such as modified work conditions be provided when requested or on the advice of a health care provider.In a significant case decided late last year, a San Diego mother was awarded more than $185 million in damages after her former employer, AutoZone, increased her workload and demoted her after she became pregnant, and ultimately fired her after she complained. The message sent by the court was strong, but the award amount is currently being contested, and may be significantly reduced to avoid a new trial.While Nasty Gal firing of every pregnant employee in a short period of time sounds like a demonstrated pattern of discrimination, the context of large changes within the company makes the case less clear cut.need to prove that your plaintiff is being targeted for this specific reason, so a layoff obviously makes it much harder to show that they being targeted, says San Diego employment lawyer Susan Swan.

During arguments Tuesday, they said there is historical precedent for former officials to be tried before the Senate. They said the framers of the Constitution would not have intended for presidents to be let off the hook for conduct committed in their final weeks in office. And they say the Senate should not give in to Trump’s efforts to deprive them of the power to try the president..

Of an occasional blip of relevancy, we shouldered on in anonymity year after year. Not winning games is one thing, but when you not winning games and operating in legal obscurity and outside of the police blotter there something wrong. My gut been telling me that for a while now.

On Wednesday, I had the pleasure of meeting our new East District Captain, Cory Nelson. Captain Nelson was most recently captain of the South District and is excited to take the helm on the Eastside. While I was out there I appreciated the beautiful landscaping around the precinct’s building and Capt.