On Sunday, December 27, 2020, President Trump signed the latest round of COVID-19 legislation, the 5,500-page Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the Act). The Act, which was passed by Congress on December 21, updates the...more
On September 9, Governor Newsom signed into law AB 1867 which is effective immediately and codifies Executive Order N-51-20 related to sick leave for food sector workers, and establishes supplemental paid sick leave for...more
On the last day of the two-year legislative session, Monday, August 31, 2020, the California legislature passed several sweeping pieces of legislation, which Governor Newsom is expected to sign within the next month. Although...more
In Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, a landmark 6-3 decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled today that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects employees from discrimination on the basis of sexual...more
6/17/2020
/ Altitude Express Inc v Zarda ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
EEOC v RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
AB 51 was signed into law on October 10, 2019, and purported to outlaw the use of mandatory arbitration agreements in employment claims related to the Fair Employment and Housing Act or the Labor Code. You can read our...more
On October 10, 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 51. While styled as a bill pertaining to enforcement of employment discrimination under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), the bill sweeps far more...more
Supreme Court Declines to Weigh In on Website Accessibility -
In a closely watched case that many hoped would bring some clarity—and sanity—to the subject of website accessibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act,...more
10/11/2019
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Ballot Measures ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Class Action ,
Drug Pricing ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Public Accommodation ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Title III ,
Wage and Hour ,
Website Accessibility ,
Website Owner Liability ,
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In a signing statement on September 18, 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom declared Assembly Bill 5 “landmark legislation for workers and our economy.” AB5 codifies last year’s landmark decision, Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v....more