Now that the California legislative session is essentially over and Governor Newsom has taken action to either approve or veto all the workplace law bills on his desk, employers can take stock on all the new laws that will...more
10/2/2024
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California ,
Construction Industry ,
Crime Victims ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Free Speech ,
Freelance Workers ,
Governor Newsom ,
Governor Vetoes ,
Heat Exposure ,
Hiring & Firing ,
New Legislation ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
State Labor Laws ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Injury
Employers that face lawsuits from employees often seek to move such claims from the courthouse to arbitration. But what happens if the trial court refuses to compel arbitration and the employer appeals the decision? Should...more
The hyper-technical nature of California’s wage statement laws, embodied in Labor Code section 226, have made violations of this law a favorite of the plaintiffs’ bar for class and representative actions under the Private...more
The long-fought bag-check battle against Apple is coming to an end, and the employee class just won a major victory in California when a federal court of appeals ruled that the company must pay its workers for the time spent...more
In a unanimous decision, the California Supreme Court just held that the time spent by employees waiting for and undergoing security checks of bags and other personal items is compensable time under California law, even when...more
2/15/2020
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Bright-Line Rule ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Employment Litigation ,
Integrity Staffing v Busk ,
Security Checks ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Orders
In a unanimous decision late last week, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals resuscitated class claims against retail giants Nike and Converse that allege employees are owed compensation for time spent undergoing security checks...more
This past summer, in a high-profile case brought against Starbucks, the California Supreme Court resolved an open question concerning compensable time. Or, at least it did to some extent.
The court held that California...more
10/2/2018
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De Minimis Claims ,
De Minimus Doctrine ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Off-The-Clock ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Retailers ,
Starbucks ,
Timekeeping ,
Wage and Hour