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This fifth installment of our series on employment arbitration delves into how an arbitration program can effectively eliminate multi-plaintiff, class, and collective actions brought by employees. The impact of eliminating...more
This fourth installment of the 10 Compelling Reasons for Employment Arbitration discusses the advantages of conducting discovery pursuant to an arbitration agreement as opposed to under typical court rules. Because...more
A recent decision from the U.S. District Court in Kansas—Spears v. Thermo Fisher Scientific—ruled that a pay equity analysis conducted primarily for business purposes was not protected by attorney-client privilege or the work...more
In the ever-evolving landscape of employment law, Washington employers find themselves at the crossroads of compliance and litigation, especially when it comes to handling wage complaints. The recent Washington State Supreme...more
Managing litigation risk should be a priority for all employers. Mandatory employment arbitration programs create a framework of dispute resolution that helps give employers a measure of control and predictability over their...more
The Second District Court of Appeal held that, under the pre-reform PAGA statute, an individual employee need not have been employed or experienced a Labor Code violation during the one-year PAGA limitations period to have...more
The First District held that a prevailing defendant in a PAGA action may not recover litigation costs from the California Labor Workforce Development Agency when the LWDA did not participate in the litigation....more
On March 19, the union representing CFPB employees filed its notice of amended proposed preliminary injunction order in its suit against the CFPB Acting Director Russell Vought. As previously covered by InfoBytes, the union...more
This is the final of a three-part series addressing the changes to California’s Private Attorneys General Act. In this part we discuss the Early Evaluation Conference....more
The landscape of college sports is undergoing rapid transition, driven by significant changes such as the advent and growth of name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights for college athletes and the House v. NCAA proposed...more
As often as we hear of the success stories of entrepreneurs, we are not always as privy to the many behind-the-scenes challenges they face. We may hear even less about the legal framework guiding their entrepreneurial dreams....more
On January 18th, the California Supreme Court in Estrada v. Royalty Carpet Mills, Inc. ruled that defendants sued under the Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) may no longer strike unmanageable claims. PAGA claims are...more
In Ross v. Venerable Insurance & Annuity Co., a Missouri appellate court reversed judgment in favor of the named beneficiary of a flexible premium deferred annuity contract. Following the annuitant’s death, the beneficiary...more
Introduction - Your company is under investigation by the government. As part of the investigation, the government subpoenaed an employee for testimony. The employee retained a lawyer (separate from your company’s outside...more
In a seismic change to its evidentiary jurisprudence, New York recently enacted legislation that significantly broadens the admissibility of statements made by a party’s agent or employee....more
On January 9, 2020, the Supreme Court of Virginia approved Legal Ethics Opinion (“LEO”) 1890, which comments on a number of issues under Virginia Rule of Professional Conduct 4.2, “Communication with Persons Represented by...more