Holiday Office Parties: Serving Up Both Cheer … and Fear!
12/3/19
By: Melissa Whitehead
There is no doubt that the Holiday Season is in full swing – and that means workplace holiday parties! While these festive events are great for increasing workplace camaraderie and celebrating achievements of the year, they are …
Dear California Legislature the Constitution Prohibits Ex Post Facto Laws
6/10/19
By: David Molinari
If you have practiced law in the State of California for an appreciable period of time you become numb to warnings from out-of-state clients and counsel bemoaning enactments by the state’s legislature that will doom business and …
Are You Prepared To Grant Intermittent Family Medical Leave?
5/14/19
By: David Daniels
One of the biggest employer complaints about the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is the productivity problems caused by employees’ use—and abuse—of FMLA intermittent leave.
The problem: Employees with chronic health problems often take FMLA leave …
4/15/19
By: Paige Pembrook
Last month, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia reinstated the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) rule requiring employers to report pay information by race, ethnicity and sex with their EEO-1 Report. However, employers still …
4/15/19
By: Brad Adler and Matthew Jones
Five months ago, in November, 2018, Amazon raised its minimum wage to $15/hour. Now, Amazon’s leader is challenging his competitors in the retail sector to do the same. In a letter to shareholders that …
Navigating the Employee v. Independent Contractor Landscape in a Post-Dynamex World
3/25/19
By: Ariel Brotman
In a post-Dynamex world, hiring entities are finding it increasingly difficult to determine whether or not to classify a worker as an independent contractor or an employee.
On April 30, 2018, the California Supreme Court issued …
Employers Reconsidering Forced Arbitration in Response to Protest
3/4/19
By: Hassan Aburish
In late 2017, the “Me Too” movement ignited after actress Ashley Judd publicly accused media mogul Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment. Since then, the movement has led to vast changes in the workplace. Numerous industry leaders have …
Cal. Attorney Sanctioned $50,000 for Reckless and Malicious Conduct at Deposition
2/18/19
By: Jenny Jin
A California Court of Appeal upheld a $50,000 sanction against an attorney based on conduct at a deposition.
On February 4, 2019, the Court of Appeal issued its opinion in the case Anna Anka v. Louis Yeager.…
10/16/18
By: Rebecca Smith
Nearly one-quarter of California-headquartered publicly held domestic or foreign corporations have no female directors. No later than the close of the 2019 calendar year, those companies will need to add at least one. Senate Bill 826 (SB …
10/10/18
By: Laura Flynn
In O’Connor v. Uber, a case in which California Uber drivers assert they should be categorized as employees rather than independent contractors, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued an order reversing the district court’s denial …
#MeToo Movement Leads to New California Laws
10/9/18
By: Gretchen Carner
California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law several work-related bills that will make it easier for workers to speak out about and sue over workplace sexual harassment. The new laws codify a broader definition of sexual harassment …
Employment Arbitration Agreements are Still Alive in California, At Least For Now
10/4/18
By: Rebecca Smith
As Freeman Mathis & Gary brought out in its August 24, 2018 Blog by attorney Dave Daniels, the California Senate had voted to approve Assembly Bill 3080 (“AB 3080”) intended to combat the use of mandatory …