California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law A.B. 2770, creating new protections for employers, witnesses, and complainants from defamation lawsuits related to making, assisting, or discussing good-faith sexual...more
7/27/2018
/ Anti-SLAPP ,
Defamation ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Former Employee ,
Governor Brown ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Investigations ,
New Legislation ,
Privileged Communication ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Witnesses
Welcome back for this month’s edition of the Bubbler! There’s plenty to talk about, so let’s jump right in.
The California Supreme Court issued an important decision this week addressing the test for whether a worker is...more
5/9/2018
/ #MeToo ,
ABC Test ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Pay Act ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
No-Poaching ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sherman Act ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an important decision last week in Rizo v. Yovino, holding that an employer may not use an employee’s prior salary history to justify gender pay disparity under the federal Equal Pay...more
4/25/2018
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
New Guidance ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Standard Operating Procedures ,
State Labor Laws ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour
Lots to talk about in the Labor & Employment world! The Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act went into effect on April 1, 2018, imposing stricter non-discrimination rules on employers of pregnant workers. The U.S....more
Just six months after California modified its regulations concerning past criminal convictions for applicants, California has taken the additional step of modifying the Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”) to expressly...more