Techno Lite, Inc. v. Emcod, LLC, 44 Cal. App. 5th 462 (2020) -
Techno Lite employees Scott Drucker and Arik Nirenberg entered into an agreement with Techno Lite not to compete with Techno Lite while they were still...more
Brome v. California Highway Patrol, 44 Cal. App. 5th 786 (2020) -
Jay Brome sued the California Highway Patrol (“CHP”) after resigning as a law enforcement officer, claiming he had been subjected to harassment and...more
Schmidt v. Superior Court, 44 Cal. App. 5th 570 (2020) -
Tamika Schmidt and Danielle Penny, two employees at the Hall of Justice for Ventura Superior Court, claimed they were sexually harassed by a security guard named...more
Scalia v. Employer Solutions Staffing Group, 2020 WL 992564 (9th Cir. 2020) -
Employer Solutions Staffing Group (“ESSG”) contracts with other companies to recruit employees and place them at jobsites for which ESSG...more
Grande v. Eisenhower Med. Ctr., 44 Cal. App. 5th 1147 (2020) -
Lynn Grande was assigned through a temporary staffing agency (FlexCare) to work as a nurse at Eisenhower Medical Center. Grande was a named plaintiff in a...more
Hance v. Super Store Indus., 44 Cal. App. 5th 676 (2020) -
The attorneys who represented the employees in a class action filed a motion with the trial court for approval of a settlement of the action and also for an award...more
Time Spent By Employees In Exit Searches Is Compensable -
Frlekin v. Apple Inc., 2020 WL 727813 (Cal. S. Ct. 2020) -
In this opinion, the California Supreme Court answered a question certified to it by the United...more
3/17/2020
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Class Action ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Joint Employers ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Rules of Professional Conduct ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Orders ,
Workers' Compensation Claim
The California Labor Commissioner’s Office has issued an important new FAQ Memo for accommodating and paying employees in connection with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak:
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) – FAQs on laws...more
3/12/2020
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Business Interruption ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Labor Commissioners ,
Paid Leave ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Public Health ,
Sick Leave ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
The California Employment Development Department has issued the following guidance regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19):
An outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new coronavirus (COVID-19) has been identified...more
3/12/2020
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Best Practices ,
Cal-OSHA ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Infectious Diseases ,
New Guidance ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Public Health ,
Unemployment Insurance ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
The coronavirus can affect employers by implicating many different issues of employment law, from sick leave to disability discrimination.
Agenda
• Coronavirus and the Current Outbreak
• Employment Law Issues: Common...more
3/2/2020
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Infectious Diseases ,
International Travel ,
OSHA ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Public Health ,
Risk Management ,
Travel Restrictions ,
Traveling Employee ,
Workplace Safety ,
World Health Organization
On Tuesday, seven elected officials from various local government bodies challenged a recently enacted California state law that prohibits a public employer from “deter[ing] or discourag[ing] public employees from becoming or...more
On January 31, 2020, Chief United States District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller enjoined California from enforcing AB 51. This new legislation prohibits employers from requiring their employees to sign arbitration agreements....more
As we reported previously, Assembly Bill 51, which would impose criminal penalties upon employers seeking to have their employees sign arbitration agreements, has been challenged in federal court...more
In this class action, truckers for Wal-Mart alleged they should have been but were not paid for layovers, rest breaks and inspections. The district court determined and the Ninth Circuit affirmed that the time drivers spent...more
Noori v. Countrywide Payroll & HR Solutions, Inc., 2019 WL 7183403 (Cal. Ct. App. 2019) -
Mohammed Noori sued his former employer for violation of Cal. Lab. Code § 226(a) (setting forth certain very specific statutory...more
Global Protein Prods., Inc. v. Le, 42 Cal. App. 5th 352 (2019) -
Global Protein Products, Inc. (“GPP”) successfully sued its former employee Kevin K. Le for misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract and unfair...more
Cacho v. Eurostar, Inc., 2019 WL 7180349 (Cal. Ct. App. 2019) -
David Cacho and Regina Silva asserted class claims against their former employer (Eurostar), alleging Eurostar violated California wage and hour laws by...more
Rall v. Tribune 365, LLC, 2019 WL 6887261 (Cal. Ct. App. 2019) -
Frederick Theodore Rall III, a political cartoonist and blogger, sued the Los Angeles Times after it published a “note to readers” and (later) a more...more
Doe v. Department of Corr. & Rehab., 2019 WL 6907515 (Cal. Ct. App. 2019) -
John Doe, who worked as a psychologist at Ironwood State Prison, alleged discrimination, harassment and retaliation based upon a disability; Doe...more
Glynn v. Superior Court, 42 Cal. App. 5th 47 (2019) -
John Glynn worked as a pharmaceutical sales representative before he commenced a medical leave of absence for a serious eye condition (myopic macular degeneration)....more
Mathews v. Happy Valley Conference Ctr., 2019 WL 6769659 (Cal. Ct. App. 2019) -
Jeremiah Mathews worked as a maintenance supervisor and cook for Happy Valley Conference Center, which is a subordinate affiliate of...more
Safeway Wage & Hour Cases, 2019 WL 6954322 (Cal. Ct. App. 2019) -
Following a jury trial, the trial court entered judgment in favor of Safeway on the ground that plaintiff William Cunningham was subject to the executive...more
On Monday, Uber, Postmates and two of their drivers filed a lawsuit in federal court in the Central District of California, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief and a determination that AB-5 is unconstitutional.
AB-5 is...more
As we reported previously, the California legislature recently passed and Gov. Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 51, which would impose criminal penalties upon employers seeking to have their employees sign arbitration...more
On January 1, 2020, California’s new worker classification law known as Assembly Bill 5 (“AB 5”), goes into effect. AB 5 codifies the three-factor “ABC” test adopted by the California Supreme Court in its 2018 Dynamex...more
12/16/2019
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CA Supreme Court ,
Dynamex ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Freelance Workers ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Code ,
Labor Regulations ,
Misclassification ,
Retroactive Application ,
State Labor Laws