Employee’s Disability May Have Been a Factor in Layoff

?Takeaway: Where a disabled employee’s eventual layoff may have been based in part on discriminatory animus by the employee’s supervisor, the employee could proceed with her disability bias claim, even though she... Read more »

Employee’s Disability May Have Been Factor in Layoff

?Takeaway: Where a disabled employee’s eventual layoff may have been based in part on discriminatory animus by the employee’s supervisor, the employee could proceed with her disability bias claim, even though she... Read more »

California Bill Would Set Workplace Violence Prevention Regulations

?Workplace violence is a serious concern for California employers in all industries, but the state’s workplace violence prevention regulations are currently applicable only to the healthcare industry. A bill recently introduced in... Read more »

Battle Over Infectious-Disease Regulations Under Way in California

?For the past three years, the COVID-19 pandemic has often dominated the agenda of California workplace regulators. During this time, worker advocates and business groups have clashed over which provisions to include... Read more »

California Court Says Drivers Can Be Independent Contractors

?Ride-hailing and delivery companies can continue to treat their California drivers as independent contractors, a state appeals court ruled on March 13. The court mostly upheld the state’s Proposition 22, which said... Read more »

California Bill Would Increase Liability for Fast-Food Franchisors

?A bill recently introduced in the California legislature would make fast-food franchisors jointly liable for the franchisee’s violations of employment law. Currently, only the franchisee has civil liability for issues like minimum... Read more »

California Bill Would Penalize Employers for Enforcing Restrictive Covenants

?New legislation recently was proposed in the California State Assembly that, if adopted and signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom, could have a significant impact on employers and their attorneys providing advice... Read more »

California Bill Pushes for Women’s Designated Restrooms

California Assembly Member Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-16) recently introduced Assembly Bill 521, which calls on the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) to submit a rulemaking proposal to the Occupational Safety and... Read more »

Proposed Regs on California Privacy Protection Advance to Next Stage

?The board of the California Privacy Protection Agency recently held a public meeting focused on the anticipated regulations interpreting the California Consumer Privacy Act, as now amended by the California Privacy Rights... Read more »

Arbitration Award Stands When Employer Failed to Meet Deadline for Challenge

?Takeaway: A trial court lacks power to even consider the merits of an employer’s objections to an arbitration award where the employer failed to meet the statutory deadline for challenging the award.... Read more »
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