The California Legislature has enacted several new laws that will impact the workplace in 2024. This Holland & Knight alert provides a brief summary of select employment laws that go into effect on Jan. 1, 2024, unless stated...more
1/2/2024
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The U.S. Supreme Court issued an 8-1 decision in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, 596 U.S. __ (2022) on June 15, 2022, holding that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts the California Supreme Court ruling in...more
6/17/2022
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The California Legislature has enacted several new laws that will impact the workplace in 2022. This Holland & Knight alert provides a brief summary of select employment laws that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2022, unless...more
1/6/2022
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FEHA ,
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Minimum Wage ,
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Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
Posting Requirements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
State Labor Laws ,
Statute of Limitations ,
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Wage and Hour ,
Wage Theft
In 2019, California enacted numerous labor and employment laws. Unless otherwise noted, each of the laws listed below is effective on Jan. 1, 2020. This Holland & Knight alert highlights selected and significant new laws, as...more
12/31/2019
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Independent Contractors ,
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Popular ,
Race Discrimination ,
Retaliation ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Statutory Penalties ,
Training ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour
In a prior article following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira, we noted that there is likely to be future litigation concerning who qualifies as an "interstate" transportation worker for...more
4/1/2019
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Putative Class Actions ,
Transportation Industry
Holland & Knight invites you to read our China Practice Newsletter, in which our authors discuss pertinent Sino-American topics. The firm provides legal assistance to Chinese investors and companies doing business or making...more
2/1/2019
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On Oct. 3, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case of New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira, No. 17-340. This case addresses (1) whether an arbitrator or the court should resolve a dispute over the applicability of...more
On Feb. 26, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira, which should provide guidance as to the circumstances in which the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) applies to interstate transportation...more
3/2/2018
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Continuing a trend from recent years, the California Legislature passed, and Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law, numerous labor and employment bills in 2016.
Each becomes effective on Jan. 1, 2017, unless otherwise...more
12/27/2016
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Domestic Workers ,
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Equal Pay ,
FEHA ,
Forum Selection ,
Gender Identity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
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Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Leave ,
Popular ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Retirement Plan ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Security Guards ,
Sexual Assault ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Sick Leave ,
Smoking Bans ,
Stalking ,
Teachers ,
Transcripts ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Statements ,
Wages ,
Workplace Safety