In 2018, in response to the #MeToo movement, California enacted Senate Bill 820 which added section 1001 to the California Code of Civil Procedure and prohibited employers from including provisions into settlement agreements...more
10/15/2021
/ #MeToo ,
Cal Code of Civil Procedure ,
California ,
Disclosure ,
Disparagement ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Governor Newsom ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
Retaliation ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Assault ,
Sexual Harassment
I have discussed in the past how the use of “no-rehire” provisions in settlement agreements between employers and their former employees were coming under attack in court. In 2015, the Ninth Circuit in Golden v. California...more
For years, California courts have recognized the right of employers to use non-solicitation provisions in employment agreements to prevent employees from “soliciting” their coworkers to join them at a new employer. For...more
Join the attorneys from Weintraub Tobin’s Labor and Employment Group as they discuss important legal developments from 2018 and review a number of new laws facing employers in 2019.
Program Highlights:
• New Federal...more
1/7/2019
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Arbitration ,
Class Action ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Events ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Leave of Absence ,
NLRB ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Under California law, non-complete provisions are generally unenforceable. But what happens when the non-compete provision appears in an employment contract that is governed by another state’s law with a forum selection...more
Companies and employers around the country seek to protect their intellectual property by, among other things, using non-compete provisions in employment agreements. Generally, these provisions are intended to prevent an...more
8/24/2015
/ Arthur Anderson ,
Business & Professions Code ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Morgan Stanley ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Termination ,
Tortious Interference ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
The use of “No Rehire” Provisions in settlement agreements between employers and their former employees allow employers to protect themselves against “boomerang” lawsuits. For instance, a former employee who claims he/she...more
This blog has previously reported on the anti-poaching cases involving various tech companies in Silicon Valley. The cases arise out of alleged agreements between various tech companies not to recruit each other’s...more
1/19/2015
/ Adobe ,
Antitrust Conspiracies ,
Class Action ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Former Employee ,
Google ,
Intel ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Settlement ,
Silicon Valley ,
Technology