Joining Tesla, Hewlett-Packard and Charles Schwab, Oracle, the world’s largest database management company, has announced that it will move its corporate headquarters from California to Texas. “We believe these moves best...more
California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health, better known as “Cal/OSHA,” recently issued new emergency temporary standards to protect workers from COVID-19 (the “Emergency Temporary Standards”), which were...more
Following in the footsteps of scores of other employers that have relocated to more business-friendly states, Hewlett-Packard announced Wednesday that it’s moving its global headquarters from San Jose, CA to Houston, TX and...more
Court Affirms $4.26 Million Jury Award For “Self-Published Defamation” -
Tilkey v. Allstate Ins. Co., 2020 WL 6268474 (Cal. Ct. App. 2020) -
Allstate terminated Michael Tilkey, a 30-year employee who sold life...more
12/3/2020
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Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
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Hiring & Firing ,
Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine ,
Labor Code ,
NLRA ,
Preemption ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Salaried Employees ,
State Labor Laws ,
Trade Secrets ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wrongful Termination
Land v. CUIAB, 2020 WL 5200858 (Cal. Ct. App. 2020) -
Justin Land’s employer terminated his employment as a field service specialist based upon his “violation of company policy,” involving his failure to finish a job or...more
Gov. Newsom has signed Senate Bill 592 (“SB 592”) into law. Effective next year, SB 592 requires jury commissioners across the state to include anyone who files state taxes in the pool of prospective jurors. Currently,...more
Aerotek, Inc. v. The Johnson Group Staffing Co., 2020 WL 5525180 (Cal. Ct. App. 2020) -
The law firm Porter Scott, P.C., defended its client The Johnson Group Staffing (TJG) through two rounds of litigation against claims...more
Davidson v. O’Reilly Auto Enter., LLC, 968 F.3d 955 (9th Cir. 2020) -
Kia Davidson worked as a delivery specialist at one of O’Reilly’s stores in San Bernardino. In this putative class action, Davidson alleged that she...more
Li v. Department of Indust. Relations, 2020 WL 4814112 (Cal. Ct. App. 2020) -
Fushan Li, the owner of four massage parlors in Lawndale, received three citations from the Labor Commissioner for violations of the state’s...more
Salter v. Quality Carriers, Inc., 2020 WL 5361459 (9th Cir. 2020) -
Clayton Salter, a truck driver, filed this putative class action against his employer, Quality Carriers and Quality Distribution, alleging that he and...more
Starks v. Vortex Indus., Inc., 2020 WL 5015248 (Cal. Ct. App. 2020) -
Chad Starks gave notice to the Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) of his allegations that his employer (Vortex) had violated certain Labor...more
Arnold v. Dignity Health, 53 Cal. App. 5th 412 (2020) -
Virginia M. Arnold worked as a medical assistant at Dignity Health before her employment was terminated for, among other things, failure to safeguard a patient’s...more
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and the flurry of associated leave issues, Gov. Newsom recently signed Senate Bill 1383 (“SB 1383”) into law, which provides up to 12 weeks of job-protected leave under the California Family...more
On September 30, 2020, Gov. Newsom signed Assembly Bill 979 (“AB 979”) into law. The new statute, which adds section 301.4 to the Corporations Code, is aimed at increasing representation from communities of color and the...more
Judd v. Weinstein, 967 F.3d 952 (9th Cir. 2020) -
Actor Ashley Judd brought this sexual harassment claim against motion picture producer Harvey Weinstein under Cal. Civil Code § 51.9, which prohibits such harassment in...more
Frlekin v. Apple, Inc., 2020 WL 5225699 (9th Cir. 2020) -
Earlier this year, the California Supreme Court answered a question certified to it by the Ninth Circuit: “Is time spent on the employer’s premises waiting for,...more
Ixchel Pharma, LLC v. Biogen, Inc., 9 Cal. 5th 1130 (2020) -
In this commercial dispute between two companies, the California Supreme Court determined the bounds of a claim for tortious interference of an at-will contract...more
Blue Fountain Pools & Spas Inc. v. Superior Court, 2020 WL 4581664 (Cal. Ct. App. 2020) -
Daisy Arias alleged she suffered sustained, egregious sexual harassment for most of the time she was employed by Blue Fountain,...more
King v. U.S. Bank Nat’l Ass’n, 52 Cal. App. 5th 728 (2020) -
Timothy King sued his former employer for defamation, wrongful termination in violation of public policy, and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and...more
Late last week, Gov. Newsom signed AB 685 into law which, among other things, adds section 6409.6 (“Section 6409.6”) to the Labor Code. The new statute, which takes effect January 1, 2021, requires that employers notify...more
Last Friday, September 4, Governor Newsom signed AB 2257, which includes a slew of modifications to the now-infamous AB5, which went into effect this year and codified the strict ABC independent contractor test, which we have...more
Last week, Uber Technologies, Inc. and Lyft, Inc. announced that they would suspend ridesharing operations in the State of California in response to an August 10, 2020 San Francisco Superior Court judge’s preliminary...more
8/25/2020
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Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
Lyft ,
Misclassification ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Ridesharing ,
State Labor Laws ,
Uber ,
Wage and Hour
Brady v. AutoZone Stores, 960 F.3d 1172 (9th Cir. 2020) -
Michael Brady sued AutoZone Stores for alleged violations of Washington State’s meal break laws. After several years of litigation, the district court denied...more
Horne v. Ahern Rentals, Inc., 50 Cal. App. 5th 192 (2020) -
The surviving heirs of Ruben Dickerson sued Ahern Rentals, a company that leases forklifts and other heavy-duty construction vehicles to its customers....more
Barriga v. 99 Cents Only Stores LLC, 2020 WL 3481717 (Cal. Ct. App. 2020) -
Sofia Wilton Barriga filed this lawsuit against her employer, 99 Cents Only, alleging that the “zero-tolerance” policy requiring its stores to...more
8/12/2020
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Class Certification ,
Employment Policies ,
Motion to Compel ,
Motion To Strike ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Off-The-Clock ,
Statutory Authority ,
Trial Court Orders ,
Wage and Hour ,
Zero Tolerance Policies