California Court of Appeal Holds That Retired Employees Can Also Subject...
On August 19, 2014, a California Court of Appeal held that the requirements of Labor Code sections 202 and 203 apply not only to employees who quit, but also to employees who retire. In McLean v....
View ArticlePAGA Waivers may be Enforceable in Federal Courts
In the June 2014 Iskanian decision, the California Supreme Court carved out an exception to the general rule that class action waivers in arbitration agreements are valid, and concluded that the right...
View ArticleCheerleaders in California Have Something to Cheer About!
On July 15, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law AB 202, which requires California-based minor or major league sport teams in certain sports to treat cheerleaders as employees, not independent...
View ArticleBay Area Employer 411: What You Need to Know About the New Laws on Equal Pay,...
Jackson Lewis Shareholder Punam Sarad will serve as a panelist at the Bay Area Employer 411: What You Need to Know About the New Laws on Equal Pay, Fair Scheduling and Slavery-Free Supply Chains...
View ArticleComplimentary Silicon Valley Labor Seminar on September 9, 2015
Co-hosted by Juniper Networks and Jackson Lewis P.C., the Collaboratory Series offers interactive workshops designed to highlight “real life” compliance issues and solutions for employers. 2015 has...
View ArticleYou Won’t Want to Miss This! The California Workplace Law Breakfast Series...
Employers with operations in California – from established corporations to emerging and startup companies – face unique challenges. California law often sets the national trend with employment law...
View ArticleLabor Board Sets New Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status
A sharply divided National Labor Relations Board has announced a new standard for determining joint employer status under the National Labor Relations Act. Browning-Ferris Industries of California,...
View ArticleCalifornia Ban on Waiver of Representative PAGA Claims Not Barred by Federal...
Declining to enforce a representative action waiver contained in an arbitration agreement, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in San Francisco, has held that the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) does...
View ArticleRepresentative PAGA Law Allows Curing of Certain Wage Statement Violations
An amendment to California’s Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (“PAGA”) affords an employer the right to cure certain wage statement violations before an employee may bring a civil suit...
View ArticleWhy You Should Take a Closer Look at California’s New Piece-Rate Legislation
Employers doing business in California have seen a barrage of class actions and representative claims for various alleged wage and hour Labor Code violations. Some cases are premised solely on...
View ArticleSanta Monica, California, Joins Patchwork of Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave...
California’s City of Santa Monica’s City Council has adopted an ordinance that enacts minimum wage and paid sick leave requirements for covered employees as well as new regulations pertaining to...
View ArticleCalifornia Employers Must Provide Written Notice of Right to Take Domestic...
On September 14, 2016, Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 2337 into law which expands the employer notice requirements regarding domestic violence employee protections provided by Labor Code section 230.1....
View ArticleCalifornia Supreme Court Clarifies “Day of Rest” Provisions
California employers can now schedule employees with more confidence when the press of business requires employees to work beyond their normal work schedule. The California Supreme Court has clarified...
View ArticleAssembly Bill 1008 is the Icing on the Cake for Proponents Seeking to Prevent...
Assembly Bill 1008 is making its way through the California legislature, after being passed in its amended form by the Committee on Appropriations on May 26, 2017. The Bill would repeal Labor Code...
View ArticleSB 306 Expands Labor Commissioner’s Powers to Enforce Anti-Retaliation Laws
Effective January 1, 2018, Senate Bill 306 amends Labor Code § 98.7 and adds Labor Code §§ 98.74, 1102.61 and 1102.62 to provide the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (“DLSE”) with expanded...
View ArticleExemption, Not Pre-Emption: California Federal Court Clarifies Meal and Rest...
In a recent decision, Judge Philip S. Gutierrez of the United States District Court for the Central District of California clarified an available avenue for employers with collective bargaining...
View ArticleCalifornia Court of Appeals Holds Labor Code § 558 Claims Are Indivisible...
In Lawson v. ZB, N.A. (2018) 18 Cal.App.5th 705, California’s Fourth District Court of Appeal recently ruled that the two elements comprising damages under Labor Code § 558 – (a) underpaid wages and...
View ArticlePlaintiffs Cannot Bring PAGA Claims If They Fail to Give Notice of a...
In Hamid H. Khan v. Dunn-Edwards Corporation (January 4, 2018), the California Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District held that the plaintiff failed to comply with required administrative...
View ArticleSexual Harassment Bills to Watch Before the California Legislature
Several significant employment law bills relating to sexual harassment are pending before the California legislature which could significantly affect employer practices. SB-1343 seeks to amend current...
View ArticleSacramento County “Panic Button” Ordinance
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors has approved an Ordinance requiring hotel and motel operators in Sacramento County to provide employees with a panic button or notification device that can be...
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