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- Category: Affirmative Action
- Navigating the Trump Administration’s New Executive Orders Targeting DEI Initiatives: Key Takeaways for Private Employers
- Juneteenth as a Holiday: What Employers Need To Know
- Sacramento’s Busy Year: What Employers Need To Know
- Unexpected Affirmative Action News: The U.S. Supreme Court Affirms that Universities and Colleges May Continue to Use Race as a Factor in Admissions
- Breaking News: USSC Issues Decision in Fisher vs. UT Austin
- Category: Affordable Care Act
- U.S. Supreme Court Shields Religious Employers From Anti-Discrimination Laws
- What The Delay In The ACA Employer Mandate Means For You
- Problems With Obamacare Rollout Are Not Expected To Affect The Employer Mandate
- WANTED: EEOC Guidance On Wellness Plans Under The ACA
- President Obama Postpones ACA “Shared Responsibility” Obligations
- Category: Age Discrimination
- Category: Arbitration
- California Employers Face an Uphill Battle Requiring Plaintiffs to Arbitrate Sexual Assault & Harassment Claims
- Employee Arbitration Agreements and PAGA Claims: Yes We Can (With Qualifiers)
- Mandatory Employment Arbitration Agreements Are Legal in California: Ninth Circuit Affirms That California Assembly Bill 51 Is Unenforceable
- Million-Dollar PAGA Cases Can Be Avoided Under U.S. Supreme Court’s Viking River Decision
- “#UsToo”: Congress Bans Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment and Assault Claims
- 9th Circuit Reinstates California Law That Employers Can’t Mandate Employment Arbitrations
- Classwide Arbitration Cannot be Compelled from an Ambiguous Agreement, Divided Supreme Court Holds
- What To Expect In California Employment Law For 2019
- Top 10 Employment Law Developments of 2018: #2 – Arbitration Agreements Gain Strength – A Powerful Defense Against Class Actions
- Bellagio v. NLRB: the DC Circuit Reins in the NLRB’s Expansive Take on Weingarten Rights, and a Sign of (NLRB) Things to Come
- Chipping Away at Arbitration: California Supreme Court Further Limits Arbitration Waivers
- Arbitration Agreements Front and Center: United States Supreme Court Set to Resolve Ongoing Row over Legality of Class Action Waivers
- No Waiver Of PAGA Representative Claims (Yet)
- 50 for 50: Five Decades of the Most Important Discrimination Law Developments
- NLRA Does Not Prevent Class Action Waivers But Overbroad Agreements Will Not Be Enforced
- Sonic-Calabasas II: A New Wrinkle In Arbitration Law In California
- Ninth Circuit Enforces Arbitration Class Waiver
- Ninth Circuit Follows Concepcion and Allows the FAA to Preempt State Law and Permit Arbitration
- The United States Supreme Court Again Supports the Class Action Waiver in Arbitration
- A Busy Day In The World of Employment Law
- U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Suggests Review of Arbitration Language
- How Much Mileage Can You Get Out of Your Arbitration Agreements?
- Choice of Law: Law Firm Drafting of Arbitration Agreement Comes Back to Haunt Them
- Will The U.S. Supreme Court Force A Sea Change On California Arbitration Agreements
- NLRB Lacks Quorum To Act
- California Court of Appeal Supports Employer’s Use of Arbitration and Waiver of Class Actions
- Another Employer-Friendly Arbitration Decision From The U.S. Supreme Court
- NLRB Judge Broadens Ruling Prohibiting Class Action Waivers
- Category: Background Checks
- Planning For The Rebound: Step 17 – Severance Pay Considerations
- EU Data Privacy Rules and Penalties Reach America: Are You Ready?
- What Does California’s New E-Verify Law Mean For Employers?
- 50 For 50: Five Decades Of The Most Important Employment Discrimination Decisions
- San Francisco “Bans The Box” For Private Employers
- Category: Bully Awareness & Prevention
- California’s Expanded Red Flag Gun Law: A Powerful New Tool To Prevent Workplace & Campus Violence
- 18 States + D.C. Seek To Delay Implementation Of Title IX Final Rule Changes
- Further Clarification For Sweeping Title IX Changes to Campus Sexual Harassment Policies
- Sweeping Changes to Campus Investigations Following New Title IX Rules
- Category: Class Actions
- California Supreme Court Makes Defense of PAGA Claims More Difficult For Employers
- California Supreme Court Issues Important Decision For Employers That Use Staffing Agencies
- The Future of Timeclock Rounding Policies: Dead on Arrival
- Doe v. Google: PAGA Extends to Confidentiality Agreements Between Employers and Employees
- Worker Classification Update: California’s A.B. 2257 Expands & Clarifies A.B. 5 Exemptions
- Calif. Supreme Court Wage & Hour Rulings Impact Interstate Workers, Non-Traditional Compensation Plans
- Time Spent by Employees for Bag and Product Searches Is Compensable
- Hospitality Employers Take Note: Are Service Charges Now Gratuities?
- In a Win for Employers, California Supreme Court Limits Reach of PAGA
- California’s A.B. 5 Poised to Change Independent Contractor Law Permanently
- NLRB Returns to Employer-Friendly Standard for Employee vs. Independent Contractor Test; Little Impact Foreseen for CA Employers
- Top 10 Employment Law Developments of 2018: #1 – Dynamex Turns The World Of Independent Contractor Law Upside Down
- Top 10 Employment Law Developments of 2018: #4 – CA Appellate Court Limits Scope of Derivative Wage Statement Liability
- Are You Sitting Down For This? Walmart Settles Suitable Seating PAGA Claim for $65 Million
- U.S. Supreme Court Holds That Service Advisors at Automobile Dealerships Exempt from Overtime Under FLSA
- Williams v. Superior Court (Marshalls): California Supreme Court to Allow Broad Discovery in PAGA Cases
- Brinker Made Me Do It: Class Certification Required Where Issue is Facial Validity of Break Policy
- COURT UPHOLDS DENIAL OF CLASS CERTIFICATION IN CALIFORNIA OVERTIME MISCLASSIFICATION CASE
- Overtime Collective Actions Dealt A Major Blow By The U.S. Supreme Court
- THE TIDE IS TURNING ON WAGE AND HOUR CLASS ACTIONS
- SUPREME COURT CLOSES OFF CLASS ACTION FORUM SHOPPING TACTIC
- Is It Fair to Have a Chair? Is It Sweet to Have a Seat?
- Rounding Policies Are Legal Under California Labor Code
- New Class Action Decisions Continue To Favor Employers
- Category: Concerted Protected Activity
- The Future Of Labor Unions In The U.S.
- Senate Confirms 5 Members Of NLRB, Leaving It With A Quorum
- NLRB Turns Its Focus To Employer E-Mail Policies
- The NLRB Ramps Up Its Activity Level
- NLRB Issues More Social Media Decisions
- NLRB Reverses Course On “At-Will” Employment Policies
- The NLRB’s Perplexing Decision On Investigations That Equally Affects Union and Non-Union Businesses
- Category: Contracts
- “Stay-or-Pay” Agreements Prohibited After the New Year
- California’s No-Poach Crackdown Signals New Enforcement Risk for Employers
- Beyond the Ban: The FTC’s New Approach to Non-Competes
- Important Handbook and Policy Changes for 2024 and Beyond
- Non-Competes Continue to Get “No Love” in California
- Federal Trade Commission Proposes to Abolish Non-Compete Agreements
- California Courts Strike Down Corporate Board Diversity Requirements
- At the Buzzer: Hours Before State Laws Take Effect, NCAA Clears Way for College Athletes to Immediately Cash-In on “Name-Image-Likeness” Rights
- Amazon Union Strikes Out; Is Your Company On Deck?
- New York Court Determines that Delaware, Not California, Law Applies to Employee Covenant Not to Compete
- SEC Proposes Rules to Help Gig Companies Compensate Their Workers
- Invention Assignment Agreements Can Be Unenforceable Covenants Not to Compete
- Confidentiality Agreements Can Be Unenforceable Covenants Not to Compete
- New Law Mandates Diversity on Corporate Boards in California
- Planning For The Rebound: Step 14 – New Hires and Offer Letters During COVID-19
- New Employment Laws for 2013
- Category: Coronavirus/COVID-19
- California Reinstates Indoor Masking For All During the Holidays
- OSHA Orders Employers to Adopt Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination or Testing Policies
- White House Mandates Vaccines for Millions of Americans
- Bay Area Reinstates Indoor Masking For All, Even If Vaccinated
- **UPDATE** More Relaxed Masking, Distancing Among Cal/OSHA’s Latest Changes To Safety Rules
- To Mask Or Not To Mask? Cal/OSHA Still Sorting It Out
- Cal/OSHA Issues New Vaccine Guidelines
- Hospitality Industry Must Rehire Employees Laid Off Due To COVID-19
- Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Returns: Retroactive Application, Immediate Consequences for California Employers
- Special Report: Major Changes For California Employers in 2021
- EEOC Issues Employer Vaccination Guidance
- Cal/OSHA’s 14-Day Quarantine Requirement Reduced to 10 Days (If Local Requirements Allow)
- UPDATE: New California COVID-19 Health & Safety Rules Effective Immediately
- Cal/OSHA Approves New COVID-19 Health and Safety Regulations
- DOL Issues New FFCRA Rule in Response to US District Court in NY
- As School Year Starts, Remember “Families First” Paid Leave is Available
- Planning For The Rebound: Step 20 – When You Least Expect It, Expect It
- California Food Sector Workers Are Eligible For Paid Sick Leave
- Update on California Sick Leave Ordinances – SF, LA, Oakland
- Planning For The Rebound: Step 19 – Are Future Layoffs “Unforeseeable” Under Cal-WARN?
- Planning For The Rebound: Step 18 – Getting Ready For The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Fall Outbreak
- Planning For The Rebound – Step 16: Managing Employee Performance During COVID-19: Not “Business As Usual”
- Employer’s Checklist For Returning Employees To Work (download)
- Planning For The Rebound: Step 15 – Addressing Employee Return-To-Work Anxieties
- Planning For The Rebound: Step 13 – Is Work Travel A Thing Of The Past?
- Planning For The Rebound: Step 12 – Dealing With Requests To Work Remotely: Separating Facts From Fear
- Planning For The Rebound: Step 11 – A Workable Social Distancing Plan
- Planning For The Rebound: Step 10 – Hygiene Tips For A Safe, Clean Workplace
- Planning For The Rebound: Step 9 – Meal and Break Room Safety
- Planning For The Rebound: Step 8 – Safety Tips For Allowing Vendors and Visitors and Into Your Workplace
- Planning For The Rebound: Step 7 – Workplace Safety: Posters Are Not Enough
- Planning For The Rebound: Step 6 – Deciding Which Employees Can Return To The Workplace
- Planning For The Rebound: Step 5 – Passing the Test: COVID-19 Screening in the Workplace
- Planning For The Rebound: Step 3 – Do Employers Need To Bring Back Under-Performers?
- Planning For The Rebound: Step 2 – Do I Have To Bring Back Furloughed or Laid Off Employees?
- Planning For The Rebound: Step 1 – Requirements For Returning To The Workplace
- E-Alert: Trump Immigration Plan – Employers, Act Now!
- California Employer’s Guide To The Basics Of Unemployment Law
- Los Angeles Alters COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Ordinance
- HR Pros: Workload Slowing Down? Five Things You Can Do To Get Ahead Now!
- Los Angeles Employers of 500+ Ordered To Provide Paid Sick Leave
- DOL Issues FFCRA Poster & FAQs
- DFEH Issues Guidance On COVID-19 In The Workplace
- Category: Disability Discrimination
- Category: EEO
- U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Protects LGBTQ Workers
- Top 10 Employment Law Developments of 2018: #10 – Higher Ed Roundup
- Another Great Unknown: the Future of LGBT Protections Under President Trump
- A New Year = New Laws for California Employers
- 50 For 50: Five Decades Of The Most Important Employment Discrimination Decisions
- 50 For 50: Five Decades Of The Most Important Employment Discrimination Decisions
- 50 For 50: Five Decades Of The Most Important Employment Discrimination Decisions
- 50 For 50: Five Decades Of The Most Important Employment Discrimination Decisions
- 50 For 50: Five Decades Of The Most Important Employment Discrimination Decisions
- 50 For 50: Five Decades Of The Most Important Employment Discrimination Decisions
- 50 For 50: Five Decades Of The Most Important Employment Discrimination Decisions
- 50 For 50: Five Decades Of The Most Important Employment Discrimination Decisions
- 50 For 50: Five Decades Of The Most Important Employment Discrimination Decisions
- 50 For 50: Five Decades Of The Most Important Employment Discrimination Decisions
- 50 For 50: Five Decades Of The Most Important Employment Discrimination Decisions
- 50 for 50: Five Decades of the Most Important Discrimination Law Developments
- 50 for 50: Five Decades of the Most Important Discrimination Law Developments
- 50 for 50: Five Decades of the Most Important Discrimination Law Developments
- 50 for 50: Five Decades of the Most Important Discrimination Law Developments
- 50 for 50: Five Decades of the Most Important Discrimination Law Developments
- 50 for 50: Five Decades of the Most Important Discrimination Law Developments
- 50 for 50: Five Decades of the Most Important Discrimination Law Developments
- 50 for 50: Five Decades of the Most Important Discrimination Law Developments
- 50 for 50: Five Decades of the Most Important Discrimination Law Developments
- 50 For 50: Five Decades Of The Most Important Discrimination Law Developments
- 50 For 50: Five Decades Of The Most Important Discrimination Law Developments
- 50 For 50: Five Decades Of The Most Important Discrimination Law Developments
- 50 For 50: Five Decades Of The Most Important Discrimination Law Developments
- 50 For 50: Five Decades Of The Most Important Discrimination Law Developments
- 50 For 50: Five Decades Of The Most Important Discrimination Law Developments
- 50 For 50: Five Decades Of The Most Important Discrimination Law Developments
- 50 for 50: Five Decades of the Most Important Discrimination Law Developments
- 50 for 50: Five Decades of the Most Important Discrimination Law Developments
- 50 for 50: Five Decades of the Most Important Discrimination Law Developments
- 50 for 50: Five Decades of the Most Important Discrimination Law Developments
- 50 for 50: Five Decades of the Most Important Discrimination Law Developments
- 50 for 50: Five Decades of the Most Important Discrimination Law Developments
- 50 for 50: Five Decades of the Most Important Discrimination Law Developments
- 50 for 50: Five Decades of the Most Important Discrimination Law Developments
- 50 for 50: Five Decades of the Most Important Discrimination Law Developments
- 50 for 50: Five Decades of the Most Important Discrimination Law Developments
- 50 for 50: Five Decades of the Most Important Discrimination Law Developments
- 50 for 50: Five Decades of the Most Important Discrimination Law Developments
- 50 for 50: Five Decades of the Most Important Discrimination Law Developments
- 50 for 50: Five Decades of the Most Important Discrimination Law Developments
- 50 for 50: Five Decades of the Most Important Discrimination Law Developments
- 50 for 50: Five Decades of the Most Important Discrimination Law Developments
- 50 for 50: Five Decades of the Most Important Discrimination Law Developments
- 50 for 50: Five Decades of the Most Important Discrimination Law Developments
- 50 for 50: Five Decades of the Most Important Discrimination Law Developments
- 50 for 50: Five Decades of the Most Important Discrimination Law Developments
- 50 for 50: Five Decades of the Most Important Discrimination Law Developments
- Should the EEOC’s Decision to Put the Cart First Subject the Agency to Judicial Scrutiny and Its Lawsuits to Dismissal?
- Will The EEOC Back Off Its Position On Background Checks?
- U.S. House Will Not Pass Bill Prohibiting Discrimination Against Gay Workers
- Governor Reinforces Mixed Motive Win For Employers In FEHA Cases
- Three Questions Employers Should Ask About Religious Accommodation Requests
- How The Government Shutdown Affects Employers
- EEOC Investigations Gone Wild: The Sobering Tale Of Aggressive Government Efforts To Drum Up Class Actions
- Angry and Abusive Chefs on Celebrity Cooking Shows Are Normal, But It is a Different Story When the Abuse is Allegedly Race-Based
- EEOC Shows Employers That Domestic Violence Can Enter The Workplace And Pose Discrimination Issues
- UNCLE SAM WANTS YOU…TO AVOID ONE MILLION EEO VIOLATIONS WITH VETERANS
- Category: Employee Handbooks
- Pro-Employer Ruling by California Court of Appeal Upholds Prospective Meal Period Waivers
- Recreational Marijuana Is Now Legal in California: How Does This Affect Employer Workplace Drug Policies?
- E-Cigarettes Banned In Some California Workplaces
- Welcome 2014: Five Employment Law Trends You Need to Know
- NLRB Approves Of The Use Of Profanity And Harassing Conduct In The Workplace
- Category: Employee Health
- California Expands Paid Sick Leave Law Effective January 1, 2024
- What Employers Need To Know About The Newly Enacted Families First Coronavirus Response Act
- Calif. Governor Eases 60-Day Cal-WARN Notice Requirement For Plant Closings and Layoffs
- Client Alert: Managing Remote-Working Employees During The Coronavirus Pandemic
- Client Alert: What Employers Need To Know About Emergency Coronavirus Legislation
- Guidance For Employers To Protect Against Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Employee Monitoring Technology: What Are the Risks for California Employers?
- Take a Seat (if Reasonable): The California Supreme Court “Clarifies” Employee Seating Requirements
- Category: Employee Mobility/Trade Secrets
- Category: Employment Discrimination
- Top 10 Employment Law Developments of 2018: #6 – #MeToo’s Dramatic Impact on Sexual Harassment Legislation
- Growing Trend: 2nd and 6th Circuits Join 7th in Holding that Gay and Transgender Persons are Protected Under Title VII’s Ban on Sex Discrimination
- NLRB Judge Orders Reinstatement Of Employee Who Made Racist Taunts Toward African-Americans
- Supreme Court Opens The Floodgates To Pregnancy Discrimination Cases
- Can An Employer Force Out An Employee For Unpopular Political Views: The Brendan Eich Story
- Kitchen-Sink Guidance On Harassment, Retaliation and Joint Employment Issues
- “Me Too” – Or Perhaps Not – The California Court of Appeals Excludes “me too” Evidence
- Harris v. City of Santa Monica: Great For Employers, But Will It Last?
- U.S. Supreme Court To Decide Title VII Retaliation Case
- Common Sense Prevails In the Ninth Circuit In Disability Discrimination Opinion: Lawler v. Montblanc North America, LLC
- Category: Equal Pay
- California Supreme Court: Premium Pay for Non-Compliant Meal/Rest Periods Must Be Paid at “Regular Rate of Pay” Used for Overtime, Not Base Hourly Rate—and Applies Retroactively
- Top 10 Employment Law Developments of 2018: #7 – Class Action Wage & Hour Win For Employers
- Top 10 Employment Law Developments of 2018: #8 – Equal Pay Redefined
- California To Enact Broad “Fair Pay” Law Today
- With the State of the Union Likely To Highlight Gender Equality, It is Time to Ask Whether Your Organization is on Track for a Ledbetter-style Equal Pay Claim
- EEOC Renews Focus On Immigrants’ Rights, Equal Pay
- Category: FFCRA
- Category: FMLA/CFRA
- California Family Rights Act (“CFRA”) Expanded to Include Leave to Care for Nonrelatives
- Oh Baby! 10 Tips for What HR Can Expect When an Employee is Expecting
- “Honest Belief” Defense Remains Unresolved In California
- FAQ About California’s New Sick Leave Law
- San Francisco Employers Should Prepare For January 1, 2014 Changes To Family Leave Laws
- California Expands Paid Family Leave Law
- California Supreme Court Will Decide The Scope Of The “Honest Belief” Defense Under The CFRA
- Just When You Thought The FMLA Could Not Get Any More Complicated . . .
- DOL Issues Guidance On FMLA Leave Needed To Care For An Adult Child
- Category: Government Shutdown
- Category: Higher Education
- International Student-Athlete Visas Potentially At Risk Due To New NCAA NIL Rules
- University Graduate Student TAs Get the Green Light to Unionize
- Federal Judge Will Not Delay Title IX Final Rule Implementation
- 50 for 50: Five Decades of the Most Important Discrimination Law Developments
- Supreme Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action In Public Universities Again
- NLRB Judge Finds That College Football Players Are Employees Of Their University
- Ninth Circuit Finds That The Garcetti “Official Duties” Rule Does Not Apply To Public University Employee Academic Speech
- New California Legislation Affecting Colleges And Universities In 2013 Focuses On Student Issues
- New Definition of Mandated Reporters Affects California Institutions of Higher Education
- Category: Holidays
- Category: Immigrants' Rights
- Category: Immigration
- Category: Independent contractors
- U.S. Department of Labor Issues Its “Final Rule” Regarding the Classification of Independent Contractors versus Employees
- NLRB Issues New Joint Employer Rule
- California Judge Orders Uber And Lyft To Reclassify Drivers As Employees
- Dynamex and the Joint-Employer Standard: What Test Applies?
- NLRB Reverses Browning-Ferris and Re-Establishes More Limited Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status
- U.S. Dept. of Labor Withdraws Obama-Era Guidance on Independent Contractor vs. Employee Classification
- The McDonald’s NLRB Case: At The Intersection Of Hot Legal And Political Issues
- Independent Contractors And Overtime: The DOL Steps Into The Ring With Jarring New Regulations
- Uber Independent Contractor Decision Will Have Broad Consequences For Employers In California
- Category: International
- Category: Internships
- Category: Investigations
- Empowering the Bystander: Workplace Harassment and Bullying – Lessons from Richie Incognito and Jonathan Martin
- Investigations By Human Resources Professionals: The 10 Pitfalls To Avoid
- NLRB Continues Its Assault On Confidential Investigations
- Internal Investigations: “The Good News Is That We Concluded That You Didn’t Do Anything Illegal; The Bad News Is That You Lied To Us During The Investigation, So You’re Fired.”
- NLRB Strikes Down Policies Prohibiting Defamatory Statements By Employees And Disclosure of Confidential Information
- Category: LGBT Protections
- Category: Minimum Wage
- California Court Approves FLSA Formula For Flat Bonuses
- Los Angeles County To Raise Minimum Wage To $15 Per Hour
- Changes Afoot To The Minimum Wage In California
- Did The State Of The Union Matter For Employers?
- Governor Signs California Minimum Wage Increase Into Law
- The California Minimum Wage Is About To Increase
- Will The State’s Minimum Wage Go Up?
- Voters In San Jose and Long Beach Change Local Employment Laws
- Category: New California Laws
- Think The New Consumer and Employee Privacy Laws Don’t Reach Your Business? Think Again.
- Local 11 “Strikes” Again: Los Angeles City Council Bypasses Ballot Initiative & Passes Union’s Hotel Workers Protection Ordinance
- CA Supreme Court’s PAGA Decision Deals Decisive Blow to Employers
- CCPA: What You Need To Know About California’s Sweeping New Privacy Law
- Top 10 Employment Law Developments of 2018: #3 – Minutes Count: The FLSA’s De Minimis Doctrine Does Not Apply in CA
- Top 10 Employment Law Developments of 2018: #5 – Employee-Friendly OT Calculation for Flat Bonus Pay Required
- Top 10 Employment Law Developments of 2018: #9 – Employer Rounding Policies Are Legal
- Domestic Workers Get Overtime In California Starting January 1, 2014
- After Brief Confusion, Certainty Restored: Sexual Harassment Need Not Be Motivated By Sexual Desire
- New “Job Killer” Bills On The Horizon
- Category: NLRB
- Let’s Make a Rule: NLRB Seeks to Reverse Browning-Ferris Joint Employer Test Through Rulemaking Process
- The Boeing Company: In a Win for Employers, NLRB Dumps the “Reasonably Construe” Standard for Determining Whether Employee Handbooks’ Violate NLRA Rights
- The NLRB’s “Radical” Joint Employer Decision Is The Biggest Win For Unions In Years
- NLRB Ratifies Pre-Noel Canning Actions
- NLRB Strikes Down “Negativity” Policy
- Federal Court Enforces NLRB’s Decision To Strike Down Overbroad Confidentiality Policy
- The NLRB Takes Another Stab At Quickie Elections
- U.S. Supreme Court Takes The Wind Out Of Donning And Doffing Class Actions
- New Year Opens With Demise Of The NLRB’s “Poster” Rule And Further Delay For The DOL’s “Persuader” Rule
- What To Expect From The NLRB In 2014
- Another Court Finds NLRB Recess Appointments Unconsitutional
- Senate To Vote On Full Panel For NLRB
- U.S. Supreme Court Will Decide The Legality Of Union Neutrality Agreements
- Stop the Presses! NLRB Poster Rule Invalidated By DC Circuit Court of Appeals
- President Renominates Two To The NLRB
- The NLRB Is Pro-Union? What Makes You Say That?
- Category: Personnel Records
- Category: Pregnancy Discrimination
- Category: Prevailing Wages
- Category: Privacy Rights
- Category: Public Sector
- Vergara v. State of California Exposes Constitutional Flaws In Public Teacher Tenure Laws
- Public Sector Requests For Workplace Investigation Information: You Can’t Always Get What You Want
- California Supreme Court Finds That Unions Are Entitled To Public Employee Personal Contact Information
- PERB’s Recent Decision In Rio Hondo Community College District Re-Ups The Ante On A Public Employer’s Obligation To Bargain Over Reasonably Foreseeable Effects
- U.S. Supreme Court To Decide Whether Section 1983 Suits Are Precluded By The ADEA
- Category: Religious Accommodation
- U.S. Supreme Court Punts On Religious Defense To Gay Discrimination in Masterpiece Cakeshop Case
- Supreme Court Opens The Door To More Religious Accommodation Claims
- Supreme Court To Decide Religious Accommodation Case
- California Laws On Religious Accommodation Are Not Much Different Than Those In The EU
- Reasonable Accommodation: It’s Not Just for Some Religious Observances Anymore
- Category: Retaliation/Whistleblower
- Whistleblowing Claims Are Here To Stay
- U.S. Supreme Court Protects Employers Against Dubious Title VII Retaliation Claims: Employees Must Show “But For” Causation to Prevail
- U.S. Supreme Court To Decide Whether SOX Whistleblower Provisions Extend To Employees Of Privately Held Companies
- Did You Know That ObamaCare Also Protects Whistleblowers?
- Category: Sexual Harassment
- New York State Ups the Ante on #TimesUp for Employers
- Huggers And Massagers Beware: Ninth Circuit Sends Office Hugger Case To Trial
- What Can You Learn from San Diego’s Recent Sexual Harassment Problems: The DFEH is Serious about AB 1825 Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
- “50 Shades Of Grey” Book Groups At Work?
- Category: Sexual Orientation
- Category: Social Media
- Social Media Policies: It’s All About Respect
- Beware of Using Stale Policies and Seemingly Derogatory Employee Facebook Posts To Support Terminations
- SEC Issues Report on Public Companies’ Use of Social Media
- The New York Times Weighs In On NLRB Social Media Rulings
- NLRB ISSUES ANOTHER SOCIAL MEDIA DECISION FAVORING EMPLOYEES
- New California Laws Govern Employer Access To Personal Social Media Accounts of Employees
- NLRB Decides Its First Social Media Case
- Category: Title IX
- Category: U.S. Supreme Court
- Category: Uncategorized
- Major Pro-Employer Changes To PAGA Expected To Become Law This Week
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security Announces New Process to Protect Undocumented Whistleblowers
- Key HR Legal Issues Impacting Non-Profit Organizations (webinar – April 12, 2023)
- NLRB Rules Non-Disparagement Provisions Are Unlawful in Severance Agreements
- Worker Classification “ABC Test” is Retroactive, Per CA Supreme Court
- Planning For The Rebound: Step 4 – Ready To Go Back To Work? Not So Fast …
- San Francisco & San Jose Emergency Sick Pay Ordinances Cover FFCRA Gaps
- Corporate Governance in California During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Things That Keep Your Employment Lawyer Up at Night: Record Retention
- California Supreme Court Significantly Narrows Independent Contractor Definition
- Update on New York Anti-Sexual Harassment Training
- “Back of House” Tip Pooling Could Land California Employers in Hot Water
- April Snow Brings Employers Flurry of FLSA Guidance
- In the Ninth Circuit, the Equal Pay Act’s Catchall Exception No Longer Catches Salary History
- SEC Brings Enforcement Actions Against Promoters of Initial Coin Offerings
- Update on News Reports of H-1B Changes
- PAGA Actions Still Cannot Be Individually Arbitrated: the U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to Iskanian; Other Employment Arbitration Decisions on the Horizon
- Employment Considerations During Natural Disasters
- Does Title VII Prohibit Employment Discrimination Against Gay and Transgender Persons? Jeff Sessions Says No, but the Supreme Court Will Likely Weigh In
- California Labor Commissioner Publishes Another Required Notice for New Hires
- Commission-Based Employees in California Must Receive Separate Pay for Rest Breaks
- Looking Ahead: Immigration & International Programs Under the Trump Administration
- Take a Seat: Takeaways from Bank of America’s $15 Million Suitable Seating Settlement
- Bill Ross Gives Update From The State Bar Business Law Section’s Corporations Committee – SEC Files Charges For Hacking Into Law Firm Networks
- Employers Beware: On-Duty and On-Call Rest Breaks Are Prohibited
- City of Los Angeles “Bans The Box” Regarding Applicants’ Criminal History for Private Employers
- Texas Federal Court Permanently Enjoins DOL “Persuader Rule”
- Expect Big Changes in Labor and Employment From the Trump Administration
- Dan Handman Considers Possible Labor and Employment Changes Under Trump
- HK’s Bill Ross Gives Update From The State Bar Business Law Section’s Corporations Committee — SEC Continues Actions Against Confidentiality and Severance Agreements
- Derek Ishikawa Addresses Supreme Court’s Recent Affirmative Action Ruling
- $15 is the New $10: California’s Minimum Wage Increase, and the Balancing Act with the New Federal Salary Threshold for Exempt Employees
- California Teachers Seek Rehearing Before Full U.S. Supreme Court Regarding Constitutionality of “Agency Shop” Fees for Non-Union Employees
- Final Regulations from the U.S. Department of Labor Raise Exempt Employee Salary Threshold to $47,476 and Extend Overtime Protections to 4 Million Employees
- eAlert – A Tale of Shields & Swords or Are Data Transfers between the EU and the US legal once again?
- HK’s Dan Handman Explores the McDonald’s NLRB “Joint-Employer” Case on QSRweb.com
- eAlert – Back-to-School Athletics Update
- California Amends Paid Sick Leave Law
- Exempt Employees Must Be Paid $50,000 Annually By 2016 Under New Regulations From The U.S. Department of Labor
- HK’s Bill Ross Gives Update From The State Bar Business Law Section’s Corporations Committee – SEC Questions Restrictive Confidentiality Agreements
- HK’s Bill Ross Gives Update From The State Bar Business Law Section’s Corporations Committee – California Court Refuses To Enforce Bylaw Amendment Compelling Arbitration By Members Of The Corporation
- Supreme Court Rejects Compensation For Antitheft Security Screenings, But Would A California Court Find Differently?
- Felicia Reid Tells the Daily Journal “Sometimes It Takes Work to Leave Work
- Christine Helwick Addresses “Affirmative Consent” in Inside Higher Ed
- Ferry Lopez Addreses the “Kill Switch” Law in the Daily Journal
- Monte Grix Discusses the Issue of “Entrepreneurs’ or Exploited Workers?” in an Article in the Daily Journal
- Kirstin Muller Addresses Pregnancy Discrimination in the Daily Journal
- Workplace Law Has Come a Long Way, Baby!
- John Baum addresses the subject of “Should Telecommuting be a Reasonable Accommodation?” in the Daily Journal
- John Baum “Draws Employment Law Lessons From the World of Professional Sports” in Human Resource Executive Online
- It’s Time to Revisit Commission Pay for California Employees: Commissions Earned Must be Paid Twice Per Month and the Commissioned Sales Exemption Gets Harder to Meet
- Supreme Court Nixes Obama Administration’s NLRB Recess Appointments
- Recent Changes to Labour Legislation That May Have Escaped Notice; Employment & Labour – South Korea
- President Obama Directs DOL To Overhaul Federal Overtime Regulations
- Christine Helwick Tells General Counsels “Six Ways to Do More With Less”
- Steve Hirschfeld Authors “Global Employee Handbooks Must Balance Compliance with Culture” for WorldLink Magazine.
- The DOL’s End Around Congress On The FLSA — A Sign Of Things To Come?
- Court Finds Successor Liability for FLSA Judgment in Asset Sale
- Court Holds That Because Rest Periods Must Be Separately Compensated For In A Piece Rate Pay Plan, Class Should Have Been Certified
- Multi-Tasking Managers Can Get You Into Hot Water, According To The California Court of Appeal
- OSHA Opens The Door To Union Agents
- Another “Guns in Trunks” Bill Enacted in Favor of Weapons in the Workplace
- Dan Handman Published in L.A. Daily Journal On Guns In The Workplace
- Is Another California Supreme Court Employment Decision Bound For Reversal At The U.S. Supreme Court?
- Workplace Violence Update From Glen Kraemer
- Category: Union Access
- Category: Wage Statements
- Category: Wage-Hour
- Reducing Employee Hours – What You Need To Know
- New DOL Rule to Make Over A Million Workers Eligible for Overtime
- U.S. Dept. of Labor Proposes White-Collar Overtime Exemption Rule
- CA Supreme Court Rejects FLSA De Minimis Rule, Opening the Floodgates for Off-the-Clock Claims
- Trump Labor Nominee, Andrew Puzder, Withdraws
- Trump Nominates Andrew Pudzer To Head Department of Labor
- U.S. DOL Appeals Texas Injunction of FLSA Salary Regs
- United States District Court Issues Nationwide Injunction Halting Implementation of New “White Collar” Exemption Regulations
- U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Review Ninth Circuit Ruling Denying FLSA Exempt Status To Service Advisors at Automobile Dealerships
- Category: Workplace Drug/Alcohol Policies
- Category: Workplace Violence
Attorneys
- Annie G. Barker
- Stephanie Butori Ulman
- Leigh Cole
- China M. Daly
- Casey N. Engstrom
- Michelle Freeman
- W. Baker Gerwig
- Jackie Givelber
- Monte Grix
- Keith Grossman
- Daniel H. Handman
- Christine Helwick
- Stephen J. Hirschfeld
- Derek K. Ishikawa
- Glen Kraemer
- Adam R. Maldonado
- Jessica S. McLoughlin
- Soleil M. Montemurro
- Kirstin E. Muller
- Emily Papania
- Margeaux M. Pelusi
- Anna T. Pham
- Felicia R. Reid
- Madison J. Romine
- William Ross
- Reed E. Schaper
- Cheryl Solomon
- Benjamin J. Treger
- Hieu T. Williams
- Andrea (Andy) Zachrich