Risk Management, Appeals, Employment Litigation

California Appellate Court Agrees Marijuana Delivery Driver’s Accident Not Covered Under Personal Auto Policy

Carlton Fields on 3/17/2025

A California Court of Appeals decision brought one auto policyholder decidedly down from “cloud nine” in Murphy v. AAA Auto Insurance of Southern California, which found no coverage over a cannabis delivery service employee’s...more

Georgia Court's Ruling on Rycroft Defense Signals Key Limitation for Employers

Goldberg Segalla on 3/11/2025

Unfortunately, not everything is always peachy in the Peach State. Historically, the Rycroft defense has allowed employers to deny workers’ compensation benefits when a worker makes false representations about their physical...more

Does an Arbitration Agreement Require the Employer’s Signature? Read the Fine Print

Proskauer - California Employment Law on 2/7/2025

The California Court of Appeal recently reminded employers in an unpublished (but nonetheless chastening) opinion of the importance of carefully drafting arbitration agreements. In Pich v. LaserAway, LLC et al, the court...more

Admission That Business Unit Was Closed Due to Employee's Disability Precludes Dismissal of ADA Claim

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 2/23/2024

When advising employers about the legal risks associated with a business reorganization, we generally advise that discrimination claims are less likely when a company closes an entire facility or department as compared to...more

What the Labor Department's New Joint Employer Rule Means for Employers in the Carolinas

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 1/21/2020

The U.S. Department of Labor’s new joint employment regulations appear to provide franchisors and some other contractual business arrangements with protections against wage claims from workers not employed by them. However,...more

Highest Court in Canada Says Substance, not Form, will Determine Independent Contractor or Employee Status

Littler on 8/1/2019

A recent Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) decision considered whether a franchisee who entered into a franchise agreement with a franchisor was an employee or an independent contractor. The fact-specific case, Modern Cleaning...more

Illinois Employers May Face Liability for Workplace Violence Against Women Under Gender Violence Act

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/12/2019

Seyfarth Synopsis: New Decision from Illinois Court of Appeals holds that employer can be liable for workplace violence under Illinois Gender Violence Act....more

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