As previously discussed, on June 18, 2024, California’s political leaders announced a tentative deal to reform a number of aspects of California’s Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”). On June 27, 2024, the PAGA reform...more
7/9/2024
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Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Labor Code ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Labor Reform ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
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Wage and Hour
On June 18, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore Mike McGuire and Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas announced a tentative deal to reform a number of aspects of California’s Private Attorneys...more
6/21/2024
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Enforcement ,
Governor Newsom ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
New Legislation ,
Penalties ,
Popular ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
State Legislatures ,
Wage and Hour
We previously described the “framework” for an agreement to reinstate California’s Supplemental Paid Sick Leave. Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill (“SB”) 114 into law on February 9, 2022. The specifics of the bill are...more
2/24/2022
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Governor Newsom ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Paid Leave ,
Sick Leave ,
State and Local Government ,
Supplemental Benefits ,
Virus Testing ,
Wage and Hour
Enacted in 1963, the Equal Pay Act prohibits differential payments between male and female employees doing equal work except when made pursuant to a seniority system, a merit system, a system which measures earnings by...more
4/11/2018
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Bright-Line Rule ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
En Banc Review ,
Equal Pay Act ,
FEHA ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
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Job Applicants ,
Motion for Summary Judgment ,
Reversal ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour
The California Supreme Court issued its long awaited ruling in Mendoza v. Nordstrom, in which it clarified California’s so-called “day of rest” rule, which guarantees employees “one day’s rest therefrom in seven,” prohibits...more