The American Arbitration Association (AAA) announced new rules that went into effect May 1, 2025. The new rules revise both their consumer arbitration and employment arbitration sets. The purpose of the rule change was to...more
The Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA) grants private individuals the authority to sue on behalf of the state of California for employer violations of the California Labor Code. The primary purpose of PAGA is not to...more
In California, even a single racial slur by a non-management employee may now give rise to employer liability under certain circumstances. In Bailey v. San Francisco District Attorney’s Office, the California Supreme Court,...more
In a previous article, we emphasized the potential impact of the recent Supreme Court decisions in Loper and Jarkesy on the future landscape of labor and employment law: imagine a world in which administrative agencies can no...more
This spring, California employers received two rare and substantial victories, alleviating some of the burden caused by frequent and costly wage and hour claims that plague California businesses. In 2023 alone, California’s...more
The leading cause of worker fatalities after transportation incidents and falls, is workplace violence. A law affecting all but a few California employers comes into force on July 1, 2024 to address this issue. Existing...more