?Los Angeles is set to strengthen protections for retail workers in a sweeping law known as the Fair Work Week Ordinance, which the city council approved on Nov. 29. The ordinance, which... Read more »
?Takeaway: A workplace violence restraining order (WVRO) should be issued only if an employee has been subjected to violence or a credible threat of violence. Rude and aggressive behavior alone does not... Read more »
?California’s Court of Appeals recently clarified that a defendant in a petition for restraining order under California’s Workplace Violence Safety Act (WVSA) is entitled to cross-examine witnesses at the evidentiary hearing for... Read more »
?Tesla and California are at loggerheads over whether the company has engaged in unlawful race discrimination. Tesla has countersued the California Civil Rights Department (CRD), which has sued the carmaker for widespread... Read more »
?A May 2021 court decision in California, called All of Us or None v. Hamrick, caused significant background check delays in some California county courts and left background check companies unable to... Read more »
? On Sept. 12, the California Court of Appeal held that employees bringing successful rest break and meal period claims are entitled to recover attorneys’ fees under California Labor Code section 218.5.... Read more »
?The California State Legislature recently ended an active session, with Gov. Gavin Newsom signing many bills that will affect the workplace. Here’s a summary of the new laws California employers need to... Read more »
?California employers will soon be prohibited from taking adverse action against employees who refuse to report to a workplace during an emergency condition, according to a bill Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into... Read more »
?Takeaway: The Johnson decision highlights how under a straightforward application of the Supreme Court’s Viking River ruling, properly drafted arbitration agreements are a valid and enforceable means to ensure that a plaintiff’s... Read more »
?After vetoing a similar bill last year, on Sept. 30, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 951, which increases wage replacement rates for low-wage earners under the state Paid Family Leave program... Read more »
