We invite you to review our newly-posted September 2024 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law....more
10/1/2024
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
EEO ,
Employee Definition ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fraudulent Concealment ,
Hostile Environment ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Over-Time ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Race Discrimination ,
Reasonableness Factors ,
Retaliation ,
Slurs ,
Social Media ,
Termination ,
Uber ,
Unions
On Jan. 1, new legislation aimed at curbing the use of unenforceable noncompete agreements took effect in California.
The new laws, which impose potentially harsh consequences on employers for requiring employees to sign...more
As we previously reported, California recently enacted AB 1076, which reinforces the state’s broad statutory ban on noncompete agreements. The law took effect on January 1, 2024, and expressly codifies Edwards v. Arthur...more
On September 1, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 699, which amends California Business & Professions Code Section 16600 to prohibit an employer from entering into or attempting to enforce a...more
On September 1, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 699, which amends California Business & Professions Code Section 16600 to prohibit an employer from entering into or attempting to enforce a...more
Former UCLA Physician Can Proceed With Whistleblower Claims -
Scheer v. The Regents of the Univ. of Cal., 76 Cal. App. 5th 904 (2022) -
Arnold Scheer, M.D., M.P.H., sued the Regents of the University of California and...more
5/23/2022
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
CAFA ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Forced Labor ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Code ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
Techno Lite, Inc. v. Emcod, LLC, 44 Cal. App. 5th 462 (2020) -
Techno Lite employees Scott Drucker and Arik Nirenberg entered into an agreement with Techno Lite not to compete with Techno Lite while they were still...more
Time Spent By Employees In Exit Searches Is Compensable -
Frlekin v. Apple Inc., 2020 WL 727813 (Cal. S. Ct. 2020) -
In this opinion, the California Supreme Court answered a question certified to it by the United...more
3/17/2020
/ CA Supreme Court ,
Class Action ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Joint Employers ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Rules of Professional Conduct ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Orders ,
Workers' Compensation Claim
Despite California’s prohibition against non-compete agreements, a federal court in the Eastern District of California recently ruled that a California resident may be subject to the non-compete covenant in his employment...more
7/4/2017
/ Breach of Contract ,
Choice-of-Law ,
Employment Contract ,
Forum Selection ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Illegal Contracts ,
Multistate Corporations ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Popular ,
Retroactivity ,
State Labor Laws