The 2024 California legislative session saw the passage of a number of new and important labor and employment laws...more
1/23/2025
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Employee Benefits ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Pay ,
Freelance Workers ,
Labor Reform ,
New Legislation ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblowers ,
Workplace Safety ,
Workplace Violence
California's Private Attorneys' General Act ("PAGA") was the target of a November 2024 ballot initiative that, if passed, would have repealed the Act in response to perceived abuses and frivolous lawsuits....more
Case Overview -
On June 15, 2022, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, No. 20-1573. The Court held that the rule from Iskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angeles,...more
6/29/2022
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Arbitration Agreements ,
California ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Employment Litigation ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Iskanian v CLS Transportation ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Preemption ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
SCOTUS ,
Standing ,
State Labor Laws ,
Viking River Cruises ,
Viking River Cruises Inc v Moriana