On December 21, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the New York State Fashion Workers Act, which imposes new regulatory obligations on fashion companies, advertising agencies, model management companies, and...more
2/5/2025
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Compliance ,
Contract Terms ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Rights ,
Fashion Industry ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Labor Reform ,
New Legislation ,
Penalties ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
California’s new pay transparency law requiring disclosure of pay scales in job openings went into effect on January 1, 2023. The new law requires California employers to disclose the pay range for a job if an applicant asks...more
2/10/2023
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Disclosure Requirements ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Reform ,
New Legislation ,
Pay Transparency ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
The California Supreme Court has held that the standard for assessing whistleblower retaliation claims under California Labor Code section 1102.5 is not the McDonnell Douglas test, but the more plaintiff-friendly standard...more
2/14/2022
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CA Supreme Court ,
California ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Labor Code ,
McDonnell Douglas Formula ,
Retaliation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
The United States Supreme Court has granted certiorari to address the important question of whether the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA") requires the enforcement of an arbitration agreement that would require representative...more
On April 16, 2020, California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-51-20 to provide California food sector workers, including agricultural workers, grocery workers, and food delivery workers, among others, supplemental...more
On October 10, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law California Assembly Bill 51 (“AB 51”), which prohibits California employers from requiring prospective and current employees to “waive any right, forum, or...more
In resolving a growing split among California courts, the California Supreme Court in ZB, N.A. v. Superior Court faced the issue of whether actions for unpaid wages under Labor Code section 558 brought under the Private...more
9/17/2019
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Iskanian v CLS Transportation ,
Pending Legislation ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Split of Authority ,
State Labor Laws ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour