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California employers scored an important win last week when the California Court of Appeal enforced an employee’s “standing” prospective meal period waiver. That decision, in Bradsbery v. Vicar Operating, Inc., confirmed that meal periods for shifts between five and six hours can be “waived by mutual consent” even in a prospective (i.e., forward-looking) waiver. Procedural…

Join us for a timely webinar where employment law partner Adam Maldonado and immigration counsel Leigh Cole will describe what to expect—and how to prepare—for the Trump Administration’s new DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) executive orders and immigration worksite enforcement priorities and their likely impact on your organization. Key Areas of Focus Will Include: What…

We all know immigration enforcement is a top priority for the new Trump administration. What does this mean for employers and for colleges and universities? I-9 audits will skyrocket. ICE worksite enforcement actions will escalate. Schools, medical facilities, churches and courthouses no longer are protected from immigration enforcement. Work authorization may end abruptly, through no…

Last week, the Trump administration introduced a series of executive orders aimed at reducing the scope of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (“DEI”) initiatives within federal agencies and among private employers working with the government. These new orders focus on curtailing programs that the administration believes may lead to reverse discrimination or violate principles of merit-based…

In a dramatic expansion of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault & Sexual Harassment Act (“EFAA”), two recent California Court of Appeal decisions have held that plaintiffs can avoid being compelled to arbitration so long as their lawsuit contains at least an allegation of sexual assault or harassment. Background In the wake of the…