Each year seems to bring significant developments in whistleblower law, and 2023 has been no exception. As whistleblower activity increases, so, too, has the scope of its protections. From state to federal government, from...more
12/19/2023
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Oral Argument ,
Protected Activity ,
Retaliation ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Separation Agreement ,
Whistleblowers
What Happened? Before last week, some courts had applied the standard in California Labor Code section 1102.6 to resolve whistleblower claims under California Labor Code section 1102.5, while other courts had applied the...more
2/7/2022
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Burden of Proof ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Clear and Convincing Evidence ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Labor Code ,
Retaliation ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Termination ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblowers
On the heels of the bi-partisan introduction of the Workforce Mobility Act in Congress in February 2021, on May 31, 2021, the Illinois General Assembly passed amendments to the Illinois Freedom to Work Act (the “Amendments”)...more
7/1/2021
/ Amended Legislation ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Governor Pritzker ,
Illinois ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General
Last year, jurisdictions across the nation issued new laws and regulations further complicating compliance issues for employers, particularly for multi-state employers. Some of the most significant developments related to new...more
2/24/2020
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Arbitration Agreements ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Independent Contractors ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Misclassification ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Paid Leave ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Salary/Wage History ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
On October 6, 2015, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law SB358, which amends Labor Code Section 1197.5, California’s existing gender pay equality law.1 Most of the previous statute remains intact, but the...more
10/9/2015
/ Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Fair Pay Act ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Equity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Governor Brown ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Substantially Similar ,
Wage and Hour