Comments on: California workplace seating suits, cont’d https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/07/california-workplace-seating-suits-contd/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Wed, 27 Jul 2011 03:17:32 +0000 hourly 1 By: Darleen https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/07/california-workplace-seating-suits-contd/comment-page-1/#comment-124413 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 03:17:32 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=24023#comment-124413 wait .. correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t I just read somewhere that sitting is as dangerous to ones health as smoking?

So why is the law requiring companies to provide something unhealthful to their employees?

(and what about the companies that are doing healthful stuff for their office personnel by bringing in standing desks??)

]]> By: Chris Hoey https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/07/california-workplace-seating-suits-contd/comment-page-1/#comment-124404 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:03:36 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=24023#comment-124404 In my years representing Woolworth, I would have these laws raised in some jurisdictions (NYC, HY State, MA, RI, to name but a few.) There were jump seats behind the old service counters, NEVER used in anyone’s memory, and for a while, to placate local codes, they were placed near the ends of self service counters. These, too, were never used, and soon were abandoned. The employee lounges provided seats, and most local authorities accepted them, as they were readily accessible to the employees.
These laws were considered part of the packages of women’s “protective laws” that were neutered by the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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