A recent Supreme Court ruling could impact your business by limiting when you must pay fees in employment litigation or when you may recover fees after challenging state regulations in court. In the Lackey v. Stinnie decision...more
The Supreme Court will soon decide whether obtaining a preliminary injunction is sufficient to qualify as a “prevailing party” in order to recover attorney’s fees in certain civil rights actions – and we predict the Court...more
A new law will require California employers to update their handbooks and leave policies — including their sick leave policies — to account for a new employee bereavement benefit. Governor Newsom approved the bill on...more
Employers the transportation industry earned a rare win when an appeals court held that a federal law covering railroad employees preempts sick leave provisions under California law. In short, this means you do not have to...more
In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court last week ensured that a high standard will be used when assessing whether claims of race discrimination under Section 1981 should advance past the early stages of litigation....more
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