Following a landmark NLRB ruling last year, the answer is yes. For the last several decades, the process for union recognition of an employer’s workforce was largely unchanged....more
Although employers are welcome to support their employees’ ability to meet with their union representatives, they are not required to grant nonemployee union representatives access to their property to do so....more
The Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (“PAGA”) has been increasingly criticized as harmful to employers and employees. Well-meaning organizations are forced to expend resources settling often frivolous actions rather than...more
Governor Newsome has signed S.B. 1162, which requires employers to make salary ranges for positions available to both applicants and employees and expands pay data reporting requirements to better identify gender and...more
9/29/2022
/ Disclosure Requirements ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Governor Newsom ,
Job Ads ,
New Legislation ,
Pay Data ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Transparency ,
Race Discrimination ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State Labor Laws
In a unanimous opinion in Ferra v. Loews Hollywood Hotel, the California Supreme Court ruled on the important practical question of whether the “regular rate of compensation” for calculating meal or rest break premium...more
7/19/2021
/ CA Supreme Court ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Rate of Pay ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Retroactive Application ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Orders
On the cusp of the holiday season, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) adopted a comprehensive COVID-19 emergency regulation addressing a variety of issues related to COVID-19 in the...more
Currently, under the California Family Rights Act (“CFRA”), California employers with 50 or more employees must provide 12 weeks of job protection to employees to care for a seriously ill family member or for one’s own...more
On September 9, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1867, which supplements both the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act and California Executive Order N-51-20, with the result of providing some form of paid...more
On April 7, 2020, several California cities and counties issued emergency orders requiring nonmedical essential workers and residents who are leaving their homes to wear face coverings. Face coverings may include cloth...more
In Kim v. Reins, the Supreme Court was faced with the following question: Do employees lose standing to pursue a PAGA claim if they settle and dismiss their individual claims for Labor Code violations? To the surprise of many...more
3/17/2020
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Employment Litigation ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Reversal ,
Settlement Offer ,
Standing ,
State Labor Laws ,
Summary Judgment