The Adolph v. Uber Ruling Thwarts The U.S. Supreme Court’s Landmark Viking Decision -
In a widely anticipated but unsurprising ruling, the California Supreme Court on July 17, 2023 issued its decision in Adolph v. Uber...more
The California Court of Appeal issued a landmark decision on September 9, 2021, upholding a trial court’s striking (dismissing) of a PAGA lawsuit because Plaintiff could not establish that trial of the matter would be...more
In a surprising decision, the California Supreme Court has ruled that Plaintiffs in Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) cases cannot recover for their own or their fellow employees’ unpaid wages, but instead are limited to...more
9/25/2019
/ Arbitration ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Class Action ,
Damages ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Iskanian ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour
New Labor Code Section Prevents Employers from Using Out-of-State Choice of Laws Provisions in Contracts with California Employees -
On September 27, 2016 Governor Jerry Brown signed a new law impacting the contract...more
12/6/2016
/ Acquisitions ,
Choice-of-Law ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Domestic Violence ,
Due Diligence ,
EEO-1 ,
Employee Restrooms ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Fair Pay Act ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hostile Environment ,
Hotels ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Minimum Wage ,
Notice Requirements ,
Out-of-State Companies ,
Paid Sick Leave Act ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Property Tax ,
Real Estate Transfers ,
Stalking ,
Title VII ,
Unfair Immigration-Related Practices ,
Wage Statements ,
White-Collar Exemptions