
The Future of PAGA and Arbitration: Insights from the Gregg v. Uber Case
California Court of Appeal rules that PAGA plaintiff does not lose representative standing when individual PAGA claim is sent to arbitration.
California Court of Appeal rules that PAGA plaintiff does not lose representative standing when individual PAGA claim is sent to arbitration.
Recent Court of Appeal opinion disagrees with 2022 ruling from different district on issue of PAGA issue preclusion.
Summary of new employment laws for California in 2023.
California Court of Appeal addresses whether a party can accept 998 offer after summary judgment hearing when motion is granted.
2023 New Legal Update: Emergency Condition Protections for Employees
California Court of Appeal Holds that Meal and Rest Breaks Premiums are Wages for Purposes of Recovering Attorney's fees.
California set to make workplace discrimination based on cannabis usage illegal.
Vicarious Liability for Employees' Actions Analyzed by California Court of Appeals
New case on anonymous employer reviews.
In 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed, a civil rights law that prohibited discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all public areas of life, especially the in workplace. In 2008, the ADA was supplemented with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Ac...
Recently, the Ninth Circuit issued an important decision regarding job applicants and pre-employment drug testing, Johnson v. WinCo Foods.
Supreme Court holds that PAGA waivers in arbitration agreements are enforceable.
California’s legislature is considering an aggressive push toward increased pay transparency.
Today, the California Supreme Court issued a very significant decision for employment litigators and employers in California: Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, S258966 (May 23, 2022). As most readers know, if an employer fails to provide a non-exempt employee with a compliant meal or rest...
New proposed law will limit employer's ability to monitor employees' digitial activities.
California Superior Court strikes down diversity law as unconstitutional.
Court enforces Labor Code section 970 and rejects at-will employment defense.
In late 2021, the California Court of Appeal, in Wesson v. Staples The Office Superstore, LLC, held that “courts have inherent authority to ensure that PAGA claims can be fairly and efficiently tried and, if necessary, may strike claims that cannot be rendered manageable.” The decision was widel...
Congress passes bi-partisan bill prohibiting mandatory arbitration of sexual harassment claims.
Supreme Court establishes employee-friendly legal standard for retaliation claims under section 1102.5.
Private employers that are federal contractors may still be subject to Biden's vaccine mandate.
SB 331 increases non-disclosure bans in settlement agreements.
US Supreme Court takes appeal of case involving waiver of PAGA claims in arbitration agreements.
On January 1, 2022, AB 701 will come into effect in the state of California, heralding an effort to regulate the use of production quotas in the state’s large warehouses.
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