Americans With Disabilities Act ("ADA")
Employment Work
Travel Time
- August 30, 2010 5:43 PM Lawsuit by Deaf Employee Based on Failure to Provide Sign Language Interpreter Sent to Jury
- May 21, 2010 6:05 PM Employers May Be Liable For Violating ADA Based On Vague And Overbroad Medical Questionnaires
- November 20, 2009 11:54 PM Ninth Circuit Extends Rehabilitation Act to Independent Contractors
- October 28, 2009 7:48 AM New "EEO Is The Law" Poster Supplement To Be Required November 21, 2009
- September 4, 2009 7:52 PM Inflexible Medical Leave Policies May Violate the Americans with Disabilities Act
- September 29, 2008 7:07 PM ADA Amendments Act Of 2008 Signed Into Law
- June 18, 2008 7:43 PM Ninth Circuit Holding Reminds Employers To Think Carefully Before Denying Requested Accommodations
- October 23, 2006 8:40 PM Ninth Circuit Tightens Requirements For Use Of Across The Board Qualification Standards Under The ADA
- October 12, 2006 10:19 PM Federal Litigators Face New Burdens in E-Data Discovery
- July 20, 2005 12:35 AM NINTH CIRCUIT MAKES IT EASIER FOR EMPLOYEES TO PURSUE ADA CLAIMS
- July 1, 2009 9:22 PM California Court of Appeal Rejects Anti-SLAPP Motion in a Retaliation and Wrongful Termination Case
- May 7, 2009 4:57 PM California Court of Appeal Rejects Anti-SLAPP Motion in Trade Secrets/B&P Section 16600 Case
- April 16, 2009 9:42 PM California Court Of Appeal Finds Arbitration Clause Enforceable
- March 24, 2009 6:52 PM California Court Of Appeal Finds Class Action Waiver To Be Unconscionable
- August 26, 2008 11:05 PM Parties May Elect Appellate Review For Arbitration Awards
- April 4, 2008 7:50 PM Apellate Court Rules That Simply Signing An Arbitration Agreement Does Not Make It Binding
- December 21, 2007 12:56 AM Case Reminds California Employers That Handbook Language Cannot Compensate For A Missing Signature On An Employment Arbitration Agreement
- February 3, 2006 9:48 PM Class Action Waivers In Pre-Employment Arbitration Agreements Are Enforceable
- August 8, 2005 4:50 PM CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT DECLARES PREDISPUTE JURY TRIAL WAIVERS ARE NOT ENFORCEABLE
- July 1, 2005 9:03 PM Arbitration Agreements
- June 26, 2005 8:11 PM HAVE YOU REVIEWED YOUR ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS LATELY?
- June 8, 2005 11:24 PM NEW DECISION ABOUT CLASS ACTION WAIVERS IN ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS
- January 20, 2010 6:58 PM Employers May Only Have to Pay Proportional Fees If They Lose
- June 4, 2005 12:15 AM The New Federal "Disposal Rule": Requirements For Destruction of Consumer Information
- March 8, 2005 6:00 PM Employers Must Provide Public Records Uncovered During Investigations Into Employee's Wrongdoing Or Misconduct Within Reasonable Time
- August 24, 2007 5:54 PM California Supreme Court Approves Bonus Plan Using Net Profit Calculation
- August 13, 2010 6:07 PM A Victory For Employers In California Tip Pooling Case
- February 23, 2010 7:34 PM The California Supreme Court Clarifies California's "Kin Care" Law
- September 24, 2009 5:10 PM California's Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board Amends Medical Services And First Aid Regulations To Extend Requirements To All Employers
- November 10, 2008 5:18 PM Governor Schwarzenegger Announces Employment Stimulus Action Plan
- July 26, 2010 4:27 PM California Courts Affirm Additional Settlements Over Vigorous Objections
- April 23, 2010 7:21 PM Ninth Circuit Makes CAFA Jurisdiction Stick
- January 15, 2009 7:18 PM Court Of Appeal Loosens Requirements Of Ascertainability And Common Interest For Class Certification
- July 24, 2008 7:08 PM Appellate Court Clarifies Meal and Rest Period Obligations
- October 18, 2007 10:03 PM Post-Gentry: Class Action Waivers Are Still Unenforceable
- April 11, 2007 11:56 PM Sony Electronics Depublished
- March 12, 2007 5:15 PM California Court of Appeal Limits the Ability of Unions to Sue On Behalf of Union Members For Unfair Competition Law and Private Attorneys General Act Claims
- June 14, 2006 4:25 PM California Wage Order Provision Exempting Employees Covered By Collective Bargaining Agreements From Meal Period Rules Found Invalid
- June 20, 2008 9:22 PM Employers Need To Be Careful To Avoid Waiving The Protections Of Written Computer And Email Policies
- February 28, 2007 1:14 AM Ninth Circuit Affirms Importance of Electronic Privacy Policies and Practices
- January 5, 2007 5:51 PM California Court Of Appeal Holds Employers Immune For Employee's "Cyberthreats"
- July 16, 2009 11:45 PM
- April 30, 2004 6:01 PM Contact Us
- May 21, 2010 6:05 PM Employers May Be Liable For Violating ADA Based On Vague And Overbroad Medical Questionnaires
- January 20, 2010 6:58 PM Employers May Only Have to Pay Proportional Fees If They Lose
- November 20, 2009 11:54 PM Ninth Circuit Extends Rehabilitation Act to Independent Contractors
- February 17, 2009 6:40 PM Court of Appeal: Employee Can Sue For Disability Bias Despite Absence Of Medical Evidence And Absence Of Any Explicit Request For An Accommodation
- August 18, 2008 10:30 PM Avila v. Continental Airlines: Ignorance Regarding Protected Medical Leaves Is Not Always Bliss
- June 19, 2008 9:53 PM Second Circuit Court Of Appeals Rules That An Employer Must Notify Its Insurer Of A Potential Claim Upon Receiving A Demand Letter From Counsel
- May 15, 2007 1:48 AM A Cautionary Tale For Employers Of Employees Claiming Disabilities Relating To Mental Illness
- August 9, 2010 9:12 PM California Court Addresses "Stray Remarks Doctrine" In Employment Discrimination Cases
- February 8, 2010 6:33 PM A Company's Shifting Reasons For An Employment Decision Can Hurt The Company's Defense
- January 20, 2010 6:58 PM Employers May Only Have to Pay Proportional Fees If They Lose
- November 20, 2009 11:54 PM Ninth Circuit Extends Rehabilitation Act to Independent Contractors
- August 12, 2009 10:14 PM Unsubstantiated Concerns Ruled Pregnancy Discrimination - A Cautionary Tale
- July 10, 2009 7:30 PM Ricci v. DeStefano: Supreme Court Articulates Anti-Discrimination Standard for Employers
- May 15, 2009 9:28 PM Dress and Grooming Policies in the Workplace
- February 17, 2009 6:40 PM Court of Appeal: Employee Can Sue For Disability Bias Despite Absence Of Medical Evidence And Absence Of Any Explicit Request For An Accommodation
- January 30, 2009 10:22 PM President Obama's First Law Makes it Easier for Employees to Sue for Pay Discrimination
- August 20, 2008 11:24 PM Doctors, Religion, and Discrimination: Can A Medical Clinic Discriminate In The Name Of Religion?
- August 7, 2008 6:20 PM Court Upholds Unequal Wage Suit Based Upon Unfair And Unequal Shift Assignments Brought By Female Server At Manhattan Restaurant
- June 19, 2008 9:53 PM Second Circuit Court Of Appeals Rules That An Employer Must Notify Its Insurer Of A Potential Claim Upon Receiving A Demand Letter From Counsel
- May 29, 2008 6:12 PM U.S. Supreme Court Decides Two New Retaliation Cases
- May 22, 2008 6:00 PM The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Of 2008: Civil Rights Or Science Fiction?
- May 20, 2008 12:39 AM California Supreme Court Holds Same-Sex Couples Can Marry
- January 28, 2008 9:40 PM SUBSTANTIAL ATTORNEYS' FEES AWARDED ON RELATIVELY MODEST DAMAGES
- May 30, 2007 11:49 PM Ninth Circuit Recognizes Claim For Reverse Religious Discrimination And Highlights Pitfall Of "Consensus Of Management" Employment Actions
- February 9, 2007 5:38 PM Ninth Circuit Approves Wal-Mart Gender Discrimination Class Action Involving At Least 1.5 Million Women
- October 12, 2006 10:19 PM Federal Litigators Face New Burdens in E-Data Discovery
- September 7, 2006 12:43 AM Advising Employees To Consult An Attorney Regarding A General Release and Covenant Not To Sue Is Not Enough To Establish A Knowing and Voluntary Waiver of ADEA Claims
- June 15, 2006 10:18 PM Disability Is In The Eye of the Beholder: Court Of Appeal Mandates Employer Accommodation Of Employees "Regarded As" Disabled
- September 14, 2005 11:32 PM Court Holds That a Company May Terminate a Medicinal Marijuana User
- April 14, 2005 9:02 PM Supreme Court Opens Door For New Age Discrimination Claims
- November 19, 2004 11:55 PM Tax Benefit Granted to Wrongful Discrimination Plaintiffs
- August 30, 2010 5:18 PM Wall Street Reform Legislation Creates New Diversity Requirements for Government Contractors
- February 9, 2009 5:16 PM Delay to Form I-9 Employment Verification Changes and Mandatory E-Verify Usage by Federal Contractors
- July 27, 2010 5:29 PM Labor & Employment Law Update & Happy Hour - Fall 2010
- July 26, 2010 7:01 PM California's Mandatory Sexual Harassment Training Webinar
- June 18, 2010 9:52 PM Dukes v. Wal-Mart - Orange County
- February 2, 2010 7:53 PM Breakfast With Your Labor Lawyer - Spring 2010
- July 15, 2009 11:15 PM Breakfast With Your Labor Lawyer - Fall 2009
- May 15, 2009 10:24 PM Labor & Employment Law Update
- October 24, 2008 11:21 PM Election Day Brings An Obligation For California Employers
- October 31, 2005 11:17 PM California Employers Are Reminded Of Election Posting Requirements
- October 19, 2004 12:24 AM Employers Should Ensure Compliance With Election Requirements
- April 28, 2010 11:32 PM Navigating Through Health Care Reform: Important Information For Employers
- February 20, 2009 8:20 PM The COBRA premium subsidy under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - What Employers and Plan Administrators need to know
- October 30, 2008 6:08 PM Ninth Circuit Arguably Leads the Way to Employer-Mandated Health Care
- May 20, 2008 12:39 AM California Supreme Court Holds Same-Sex Couples Can Marry
- May 15, 2008 6:05 PM 403(b) PLAN EMPLOYERS MUST ACT SOON
- November 11, 2006 12:37 AM San Francisco Voters Mandate Paid Sick Leave for Employees
- October 12, 2006 10:19 PM Federal Litigators Face New Burdens in E-Data Discovery
- October 5, 2006 7:01 PM IRS Extends Deadlines for IRC 409A
- September 25, 2006 7:06 PM 401(k) Plan Fee Class Action Lawsuits
- August 12, 2005 11:59 PM It's Time to Establish a Deferred Compensation Action Plan
- March 12, 2009 12:27 AM Employee Free Choice Act of 2009: A Radical Departure From Fundamental Labor Policy
- November 26, 2008 10:55 PM The Employee Free Choice Act: No Choice At All
- August 5, 2010 5:27 PM California Court of Appeal Extends Wrongful Termination Cause of Action
- August 4, 2010 8:43 PM Ninth Circuit Finds Employment Agreement Ambiguous As To Whether An Employee's "Ideas" Were Assigned To Employer
- October 24, 2005 10:01 PM New Regulation Clarifies Recordkeeping Rules For Online Job Applications
- February 23, 2009 5:26 PM New Stimulus Bill Affects H1-B Hiring
- February 9, 2009 5:16 PM Delay to Form I-9 Employment Verification Changes and Mandatory E-Verify Usage by Federal Contractors
- August 15, 2007 9:42 PM New ICE Regulation on Safe Harbor for Employers Who Receive No-Match Letters Regarding Alien Employees - Follow Up
- August 13, 2007 9:44 PM New ICE Regulation on Safe Harbor for Employers Who Receive No-Match Letters Regarding Alien Employees
Employment Work
- February 17, 2004 6:06 PM Labor and Employment Work
- October 30, 2008 6:08 PM Ninth Circuit Arguably Leads the Way to Employer-Mandated Health Care
- February 22, 2008 12:06 AM Supreme Court Allows 401(k) Plan Participant to Sue For Reduction In Account Caused by Alleged Fiduciary Breach
- October 6, 2008 5:46 PM Amendment to Computer Software Employee Overtime Exemption Approved by Governor
- November 9, 2007 9:12 PM CALIFORNIA'S COMPUTER- RELATED EXEMPTION IS MODIFIED
- January 15, 2010 10:38 PM New Standard Mileage Rate for 2010
- July 2, 2008 6:36 PM IRS Increases Mileage Rates Through December 31, 2008
- November 9, 2007 9:19 PM California Supreme Court Approves Lump Sum Business Expense Reimbursements
- February 25, 2010 6:36 PM Ninth Circuit Clarifies When Non-Tipped Employees May Participate In Tip Pools
- October 28, 2009 7:48 PM Challenge to 12-Hour Shift Pay Practice Defeated in Significant Class Action Lawsuit Before the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeal
- July 29, 2009 7:30 PM Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Finds That Individual Managers Of A Bankrupt Corporation Can Be Held Liable for Employees' Unpaid Wages
- July 24, 2009 6:50 PM Reminder: Federal Minimum Wage Increase July 24, 2009
- February 26, 2008 7:07 PM Supreme Court Reverses California Courts and Orders Judge Alex to Arbitrate
- February 8, 2010 6:33 PM A Company's Shifting Reasons For An Employment Decision Can Hurt The Company's Defense
- January 20, 2010 6:58 PM Employers May Only Have to Pay Proportional Fees If They Lose
- October 2, 2009 8:29 PM H1N1 Virus and the Workplace: Will this Year's Flu Cause a Headache for Employers Too?
- August 12, 2009 10:14 PM Unsubstantiated Concerns Ruled Pregnancy Discrimination - A Cautionary Tale
- February 17, 2009 6:40 PM Court of Appeal: Employee Can Sue For Disability Bias Despite Absence Of Medical Evidence And Absence Of Any Explicit Request For An Accommodation
- June 19, 2008 9:53 PM Second Circuit Court Of Appeals Rules That An Employer Must Notify Its Insurer Of A Potential Claim Upon Receiving A Demand Letter From Counsel
- August 23, 2007 11:24 PM California Supreme Court Confirms That Plaintiff Claiming Disability Discrimination Under FEHA Must Show Qualification for Position
- October 12, 2006 10:19 PM Federal Litigators Face New Burdens in E-Data Discovery
- June 15, 2006 10:18 PM Disability Is In The Eye of the Beholder: Court Of Appeal Mandates Employer Accommodation Of Employees "Regarded As" Disabled
- June 23, 2010 11:03 PM Department of Labor Extends Family Medical Leave Act Coverage to Same-Sex, Non-Traditional Parents
- November 18, 2009 12:41 AM Family and Medical Leave Act Further Helps Military Families
- October 2, 2009 8:29 PM H1N1 Virus and the Workplace: Will this Year's Flu Cause a Headache for Employers Too?
- August 14, 2009 1:37 PM The Fair Employment and Housing Commission Updates Its FMLA/CFRA Comparison Chart
- January 14, 2009 10:33 PM Department Of Labor Issues New FMLA Poster And Forms For Employer Use
- November 26, 2008 6:08 PM New FMLA Regulations: What You Need to Know
- March 20, 2008 5:49 PM Proposed FMLA Regulations: Will Your Company Be Affected?
- February 1, 2008 8:56 PM Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Amended to Protect Military Families
- October 25, 2007 11:30 PM Federal Court Finds That Employee's Bizarre Behavior Could Constitute Constructive Notice Of The Employee's Need For FMLA Leave.
- July 24, 2007 6:51 PM The Fourth Circuit Requires DOL or Court Approval To Release FMLA Rights
- July 28, 2010 11:57 PM Whistleblower Provision Likely to Increase FCPA Risk
- November 24, 2009 10:48 PM ICE Announces 1,000 New Workplace I-9 Audits
- July 1, 2009 12:34 AM Form I-9 Remains Valid Beyond Current Expiration of 06/30/2009
- February 9, 2009 5:16 PM Delay to Form I-9 Employment Verification Changes and Mandatory E-Verify Usage by Federal Contractors
- July 9, 2008 7:48 PM While The Federal Government Remains Serious About Immigration Enforcement, Its "No-Match Letter" Program Remains In Limbo
- December 6, 2007 6:09 PM Transitioning to the New I-9 Form by December 26, 2007
- November 8, 2007 11:10 PM New I-9 Form Issued
- June 23, 2006 4:58 PM DHS Issues Proposed Rule Governing SSA No-Match Letters
- May 2, 2005 6:16 PM Electronic Storage and Signature of Forms I 9: Interim Guidelines Are Issued
- May 15, 2009 9:28 PM Dress and Grooming Policies in the Workplace
- February 23, 2009 5:26 PM New Stimulus Bill Affects H1-B Hiring
- June 19, 2008 9:53 PM Second Circuit Court Of Appeals Rules That An Employer Must Notify Its Insurer Of A Potential Claim Upon Receiving A Demand Letter From Counsel
- June 29, 2007 10:44 PM Appellate Court Holds Broad "No-Hire" Provision Is Unenforceable
- October 12, 2006 10:19 PM Federal Litigators Face New Burdens in E-Data Discovery
- December 5, 2005 4:48 PM Employers' Termination of Medicinal Marijuana User Called Into Question
- June 8, 2002 12:26 AM How To Hire And Fire Without Fear
- October 2, 2009 8:29 PM H1N1 Virus and the Workplace: Will this Year's Flu Cause a Headache for Employers Too?
- September 30, 2009 8:39 PM Employers May Be Liable For Injuries Caused By Employees On Business Trips
- September 24, 2009 5:10 PM California's Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board Amends Medical Services And First Aid Regulations To Extend Requirements To All Employers
- September 4, 2009 7:52 PM Inflexible Medical Leave Policies May Violate the Americans with Disabilities Act
- July 6, 2006 4:46 PM Cal/OSHA Adopts New Heat Illness Regulations
- November 24, 2009 10:48 PM ICE Announces 1,000 New Workplace I-9 Audits
- February 23, 2009 5:26 PM New Stimulus Bill Affects H1-B Hiring
- July 9, 2008 7:48 PM While The Federal Government Remains Serious About Immigration Enforcement, Its "No-Match Letter" Program Remains In Limbo
- September 29, 2006 7:47 PM U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Gives Green Light to Employees Suing Mohawk Industries For Immigration Law Violations under RICO
- August 25, 2006 10:25 PM California Employers Threatened With New Waive of 17200 Suits
- June 23, 2006 4:58 PM DHS Issues Proposed Rule Governing SSA No-Match Letters
- June 16, 2006 11:20 PM Zamora v. Elite Logistics, Inc.:
- June 14, 2006 7:13 PM Labor Through Contract Theory of Sanctions Liability
- April 21, 2006 7:52 PM The Department Of Homeland Security Announces A New Get Tough Enforcement Policy Against Employers
- July 16, 2010 11:54 PM Ninth Circuit Applies California Law Despite Choice-Of-Law Clause in Independent Contractor Agreement
- November 20, 2009 11:54 PM Ninth Circuit Extends Rehabilitation Act to Independent Contractors
- September 19, 2008 10:16 PM A Single "At Will" Clause Does Not An Employee Make
- January 11, 2008 12:16 AM The Ninth Circuit Reminds Employers That A Good "Independent Contractor" Is Hard To Come By
- May 22, 2007 10:21 PM Caution: Take A Second Look At Your Independent Contractors
- June 8, 2002 12:36 AM Is Your Independent Contractor Really an Employee?
- April 28, 2010 11:32 PM Navigating Through Health Care Reform: Important Information For Employers
- March 4, 2010 1:13 AM Federal Government Extends COBRA Subsidy
- February 20, 2009 8:20 PM The COBRA premium subsidy under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - What Employers and Plan Administrators need to know
- June 19, 2008 9:53 PM Second Circuit Court Of Appeals Rules That An Employer Must Notify Its Insurer Of A Potential Claim Upon Receiving A Demand Letter From Counsel
- December 1, 2009 11:04 PM DLSE Issues Opinion Permitting Employer Deductions of Vacation and/or Sick Leave for Absences of Less Than Four Hours
- September 4, 2009 7:52 PM Inflexible Medical Leave Policies May Violate the Americans with Disabilities Act
- August 18, 2008 10:30 PM Avila v. Continental Airlines: Ignorance Regarding Protected Medical Leaves Is Not Always Bliss
- May 16, 2007 6:02 PM Recent Court Case Reinforces Importance of Employers Providing Employees with Notice of the Right to Request Leave under the California Family Rights Act (CFRA)
- October 3, 2006 10:55 PM Employers Are Not Required To Provide Reasonable Accommodations To Employees Returning From Leaves Protected By The California Family Rights Act
- February 15, 2005 6:15 AM Disclaimer
- February 15, 2005 6:15 AM Privacy Policy
- March 29, 2006 4:35 PM DOL Greatly Expands Scope of LM-10 Reporting Obligation
- December 10, 2008 10:03 PM California Court Holds Punitive Damages Not Available For Unpaid Minimum Wages, Inaccurate Pay Stubs, And Meal And Rest Period Violation Claims
- October 29, 2008 8:57 PM Another Court Of Appeal Holds That To "Provide" Meal And Rest Periods Means "Make Available"
- October 23, 2008 6:39 PM California Supreme Court Agrees To Review Brinker Decision
- July 24, 2008 7:08 PM Appellate Court Clarifies Meal and Rest Period Obligations
- February 24, 2006 12:05 AM California Supreme Court Agrees to Decide Meal and Rest Period Issue
- January 19, 2006 6:42 PM Update On Meal Period Regulations
- December 23, 2005 7:39 PM $172 MILLION VERDICT AGAINST WAL-MART MERITS ATTENTION AND IMMEDIATE ACTION
- June 12, 2005 12:17 AM Do California Meal and Rest Period Requirements Apply to Union Employees? Ninth Circuit Says They Do
- November 18, 2009 12:41 AM Family and Medical Leave Act Further Helps Military Families
- April 11, 2008 6:23 PM A New Department of Labor Poster Has Been Released Concerning Military Family Leave
- October 12, 2007 6:12 PM Effective Immediately: New California Law Requires Leave for Military Spouses
- April 1, 2005 12:18 AM Military Leave
- March 3, 2005 12:10 AM Military Leave Amendments And New Posting Requirement Now In Effect
- June 23, 2010 5:30 PM National Labor Relations Board Cannot Make Decisions With Only Two Board Members
- June 18, 2010 8:03 PM New NLRA Posting Requirements
- January 27, 2010 7:34 PM The New York State Department Of Labor Issues Guidelines, Instructions and Model Notices For New York's Notice of Pay Law
- October 29, 2008 1:13 AM Final No-Match Letter Rule Announced
- July 9, 2008 7:48 PM While The Federal Government Remains Serious About Immigration Enforcement, Its "No-Match Letter" Program Remains In Limbo
- November 16, 2007 9:00 PM SSA will not issue No-Match letters in 2007
- October 11, 2007 9:56 PM COURT SAYS "NO GO" TO "NO-MATCH" LETTERS
- September 10, 2007 5:22 PM Federal Court Stays New Rule Requiring Employers To Terminate Employees Who Cannot Prove Their Right To Work In The United States
- August 5, 2010 5:27 PM California Court of Appeal Extends Wrongful Termination Cause of Action
- November 25, 2009 8:10 PM California Court Of Appeal Doubts Viability Of "Trade Secrets" Exception For Covenants Not To Compete
- June 4, 2009 12:36 AM Recent Federal District Court Ruling Provides Insight Into How To Draft An Enforceable Intellectual Property Assignment Provision In An Employment Agreement
- May 7, 2009 4:57 PM California Court of Appeal Rejects Anti-SLAPP Motion in Trade Secrets/B&P Section 16600 Case
- August 25, 2008 11:27 PM New York Statute Bars Non-Competition Provisions in the Media Industry
- August 8, 2008 1:43 AM California Supreme Court Disapproves "Narrow Restraint" Exception For Covenants Not To Compete; Holds General Waivers Should Not Be Interpreted To Waive Non-Waivable Rights
- October 12, 2006 10:19 PM Federal Litigators Face New Burdens in E-Data Discovery
- September 15, 2006 3:39 AM California Court of Appeal Decision Will Likely Lead To Confusion In The Future Regarding The Standard for the Enforceability Of Covenants Not To Solicit Employees and Customers
- September 6, 2006 4:40 PM California Court of Appeal Confirms That Non-Compete Agreements Have No Place In California Employment Contracts
- July 27, 2010 7:01 PM Labor & Employment Law Update & Happy Hour - Fall 2010
- July 26, 2010 7:43 PM California's Mandatory Sexual Harassment Training Webinar
- July 1, 2010 9:08 PM Sixth Circuit Skirts Jurisdictional Issue in Denying Reinstatement to Alleged SOX Whistleblower
- June 18, 2010 10:31 AM Dukes v. Wal-Mart - Orange County
- April 27, 2010 5:38 PM Recent Court Ruling Exposes Mutual Funds to Whistleblower Suits
- April 27, 2010 4:57 PM Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Update
- April 16, 2010 9:31 PM Significant Tax Changes in Recently-Enacted "HIRE Act"
- February 8, 2010 6:27 PM Breakfast With Your Labor Lawyer - Spring 2010
- December 2, 2009 10:36 PM The California Supreme Court Upholds The Attorney-Client Privilege
- October 28, 2009 7:48 AM New "EEO Is The Law" Poster Supplement To Be Required November 21, 2009
- July 1, 2009 11:15 PM California Passes New Electronic Discovery Act Effective Immediately
- May 7, 2009 4:57 PM California Court of Appeal Rejects Anti-SLAPP Motion in Trade Secrets/B&P Section 16600 Case
- May 4, 2009 10:13 PM Some Employers are Seeking Alternatives to Layoffs
April 27, 2009, The National Law Journal - May 1, 2009 9:18 PM H1N1 Virus Protections
- November 14, 2008 10:19 PM Ninth Circuit Rules That California's Labor Code Applies To Work Performed In California By Non-Residents
- September 29, 2008 7:03 PM Whistleblowers That Report Tax Evasion Will Now Be Protected And Paid To Tattle
- June 19, 2008 9:53 PM Second Circuit Court Of Appeals Rules That An Employer Must Notify Its Insurer Of A Potential Claim Upon Receiving A Demand Letter From Counsel
- October 17, 2007 7:18 PM WE'RE BEING SEARCHED! If Government Agents Arrive, Follow These Steps:
- July 24, 2009 6:50 PM Reminder: Federal Minimum Wage Increase July 24, 2009
- December 1, 2008 9:31 PM May An Employer Recover Prior Wage Overpayments? The DLSE Confirms That Such A Practice Can Be Lawful, But Several Conditions Apply.
- December 9, 2005 6:25 PM IRS Suspends Section 409A Reporting and Withholding Requirements for 2005
- November 4, 2005 7:09 PM Strict Compliance With California's Pay Stub Law Is Essential
- March 1, 2005 4:41 PM California Court Holds That Employer May Charge Back Advanced Commissions When Agreed Upon Conditions Are Not Fulfilled
- October 20, 2004 12:16 AM Payroll Services Company Was Not Employer For Employment Tax Purposes
- May 20, 2009 10:33 PM AT&T Corp. v. Hulteen: Pregnancy Leave and The Last Days of Disco
- August 24, 2007 8:50 PM The Ninth Circuit Reaffirms That Pregnancy Leaves Taken Before The Enactment Of The Pregnancy Discrimination Act Must Be Treated The Same As Other Temporary Disabilities For The Purposes Of Calculating Benefits
- March 9, 2005 6:06 PM Timing Can Be Everything: Court Holds That Applicants May Set Forth a Claim Based Upon the Timing of a Pre-Employment Medical Examination
- June 23, 2010 5:05 PM Employees' Expectations of Privacy Limited When Using Company-Issued Electronic Devices
- December 16, 2009 7:01 PM United States Supreme Court Grants Review of Employee Privacy/Text-Messaging Case
- August 6, 2009 10:48 PM Hernandez v. Hillsides: The California Supreme Court Identifies Guidelines for Workplace Surveillance
- September 5, 2008 1:21 AM Employer That Reviewed Text Messages Violated Employee's Right To Privacy
- February 21, 2007 5:06 PM California Supreme Court Grants Pre-Class Certification Access to Class Member Contact Information
- September 21, 2006 10:25 PM Employees Reasonably Expected Not to be on Candid Camera
- November 1, 2005 4:34 PM Direct Deposit for Payment of Wages Upon Termination
- September 1, 2005 8:20 PM Employee's Refusal to Follow Orders
- August 1, 2005 8:41 PM Personal Liability for Wage Claims
- July 1, 2005 9:03 PM Arbitration Agreements
- June 1, 2005 11:06 PM Federal Disposal Rule
- May 1, 2005 12:24 AM Computer Professionals and Exempt Classification
- April 1, 2005 12:18 AM Military Leave
- February 1, 2005 12:10 AM Domestic Partner Legislation
- January 1, 2005 12:04 AM Sexual Harassment Training
- December 15, 2004 11:57 PM Exempt v. Non-Exempt
- August 30, 2010 5:43 PM Lawsuit by Deaf Employee Based on Failure to Provide Sign Language Interpreter Sent to Jury
- September 4, 2009 7:52 PM Inflexible Medical Leave Policies May Violate the Americans with Disabilities Act
- May 15, 2009 9:28 PM Dress and Grooming Policies in the Workplace
- February 17, 2009 6:40 PM Court of Appeal: Employee Can Sue For Disability Bias Despite Absence Of Medical Evidence And Absence Of Any Explicit Request For An Accommodation
- June 18, 2008 7:43 PM Ninth Circuit Holding Reminds Employers To Think Carefully Before Denying Requested Accommodations
- June 15, 2006 10:18 PM Disability Is In The Eye of the Beholder: Court Of Appeal Mandates Employer Accommodation Of Employees "Regarded As" Disabled
- October 5, 2004 12:32 AM California Court of Appeal Faults Employer For Failing To Accommodate Religious Beliefs And Observances
- August 8, 2008 1:43 AM California Supreme Court Disapproves "Narrow Restraint" Exception For Covenants Not To Compete; Holds General Waivers Should Not Be Interpreted To Waive Non-Waivable Rights
- November 29, 2006 5:04 PM Waiver and Release Agreements Pertaining to Age Discrimination Claims Must Carefully Comply with the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act.
- May 15, 2009 9:28 PM Dress and Grooming Policies in the Workplace
- August 20, 2008 11:24 PM Doctors, Religion, and Discrimination: Can A Medical Clinic Discriminate In The Name Of Religion?
- June 19, 2008 9:53 PM Second Circuit Court Of Appeals Rules That An Employer Must Notify Its Insurer Of A Potential Claim Upon Receiving A Demand Letter From Counsel
- April 12, 2007 12:00 AM The New EEO-1 Report Requirements
- March 24, 2008 11:49 PM California Appellate Court Rules Live-In Employees Not Entitled to Pay for "On Call" Time
- August 20, 2009 1:49 PM LAY-OFFS CANNOT ALWAYS AVOID DISCRIMINATION OR RETALIATION TRIALS
- June 19, 2008 9:53 PM Second Circuit Court Of Appeals Rules That An Employer Must Notify Its Insurer Of A Potential Claim Upon Receiving A Demand Letter From Counsel
- May 29, 2008 6:12 PM U.S. Supreme Court Decides Two New Retaliation Cases
- March 11, 2008 5:32 PM The California Supreme Court Rules That Employees Cannot Be Held Personally Liable For Retaliation
- November 28, 2006 5:12 PM Taylor v. City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
- June 26, 2006 11:01 PM U.S. Supreme Court Resolves Circuit Split and Adopts More Lenient Standard for Employees in Title VII Retaliation Cases
- August 18, 2005 8:21 PM The California Supreme Court Clarifies The Conduct Necessary To State A Claim For Retaliation
- October 2, 2009 8:29 PM H1N1 Virus and the Workplace: Will this Year's Flu Cause a Headache for Employers Too?
- September 4, 2009 7:52 PM Inflexible Medical Leave Policies May Violate the Americans with Disabilities Act
- December 15, 2004 11:41 PM When Does An Employee Suffer From A "Serious" Health Condition Under CFRA?
- February 3, 2009 6:15 PM Title VII's Anti-Retaliation Provisions Protect Employee's Answers To Sexual Harassment Investigator's Questions
- August 7, 2008 6:20 PM Court Upholds Unequal Wage Suit Based Upon Unfair And Unequal Shift Assignments Brought By Female Server At Manhattan Restaurant
- June 19, 2008 9:53 PM Second Circuit Court Of Appeals Rules That An Employer Must Notify Its Insurer Of A Potential Claim Upon Receiving A Demand Letter From Counsel
- August 16, 2007 10:27 PM Ninth Circuit Rules That Prompt Preventative And Corrective Action By An Employer In Response To A Sexual Harassment Claim May Not Be Enough To Avoid A Trial
- July 25, 2007 11:32 PM California's Office of Administrative Law Approves Final Harassment Training Regulations.
- March 5, 2007 5:10 PM Non-Fraternization Rule Held to Violate NLRA
- January 11, 2007 12:00 AM Ninth Circuit Rules That Individuals May Not Be Held Personally Liable Under The ADA
- December 5, 2006 5:51 PM FINAL PROPOSED REGULATIONS CLARIFY CALIFORNIA'S MANDATORY SEXUAL HARASSMENT TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
- April 21, 2006 10:06 PM The California Supreme Court Affirms That the Laws Prohibiting Workplace Harassment Do Not Impose a "Civility Code"
- December 29, 2005 12:11 AM Proposed Regulations Clarify FEHA'S Mandatory Sexual Harassment Training Requirements
- July 26, 2005 10:53 PM California Supreme Court Concludes Widespread Sexual Favoritism May Create a Hostile Work Environment
- January 1, 2005 12:04 AM Sexual Harassment Training
- February 15, 2005 6:16 AM RSS
- August 9, 2010 9:12 PM California Court Addresses "Stray Remarks Doctrine" In Employment Discrimination Cases
- August 5, 2010 5:27 PM California Court of Appeal Extends Wrongful Termination Cause of Action
- December 4, 2009 6:27 PM Public Policy Protects An Employee From Termination For Making A Good Faith But Mistaken Claim To Overtime
- November 3, 2009 11:38 PM California Supreme Court Upholds Voluntary Employee Incentive Compensation Plan
- January 31, 2008 5:57 PM CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT SAYS EMPLOYERS CAN SAY "NO!"
- May 7, 2007 9:19 PM TERMINATION OF EMPLOYEE WHO MADE A THREAT IN THE WORKPLACE CALLED INTO QUESTION WHERE EMPLOYER'S REACTION SUGGESTED THAT STATEMENTS WERE NOT ACTUALLY PERCEIVED AS A THREAT
- October 12, 2006 10:19 PM Federal Litigators Face New Burdens in E-Data Discovery
- August 9, 2006 12:41 AM California Supreme Court Confirms At-Will Means "At Any Time"
- July 11, 2006 4:24 PM California Supreme Court Clarifies Standard For Employment "Discharge" For Imposition Of Waiting Time Penalties
- December 13, 2004 8:43 PM Termination for Fear of Complaint is Unlawful Retaliation
- October 28, 2004 12:01 AM Court Defines "Discharge" For Purposes Of Waiting Time Penalties
- June 8, 2002 12:50 AM Layoffs, Downsizing & Reductions in Force: How to Do Them Right
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- January 22, 2007 7:07 PM The California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement Has Proposed New Travel Expense Reimbursement Regulations: What Employers Need to Know.
- June 8, 2002 5:51 PM Twelve Steps That Will Save Your Company
- July 22, 2010 11:32 PM Court Finds That Union Speech Is Not To Be Afforded Special Treatment
- September 23, 2009 8:23 PM Second Circuit Holds That Employees Do Not Have Private Cause of Action Under the Railway Labor Act
- October 4, 2006 10:41 PM National Labor Relations Board Clarifies The Definition Of Supervisor
- October 2, 2006 4:30 PM Union Employees Have A Right To Judicially Enforce Minimum Statutory Requirements Such as Rest Period and Wage Statement Rights
- September 28, 2006 11:46 PM Major Victory For Unions, As Ninth Circuit Reverses Itself In Chamber of Commerce v. Lockyer
- April 27, 2005 4:30 PM Unpaid Volunteers Are Not Employees Under The Fair Employment And Housing Act
- December 1, 2009 11:04 PM DLSE Issues Opinion Permitting Employer Deductions of Vacation and/or Sick Leave for Absences of Less Than Four Hours
- July 1, 2009 12:36 AM Carefully Drafted Vacation Plans Will Be Enforced
- July 26, 2005 5:48 PM Court Finds California Employers Can Require Exempt Employees To Use Vacation Time For Partial Day Absences
- June 27, 2005 11:37 PM DLSE Rescinds Controversial Opinion Regarding The Ability Of Exempt Employees To Use Vacation In Partial-Day Increments
- May 30, 2007 12:42 AM EMPLOYERS BEWARE - VIOLENCE AT WORK IS EVERYONE'S PROBLEM
- August 13, 2010 6:07 PM A Victory For Employers In California Tip Pooling Case
- July 26, 2010 4:27 PM California Courts Affirm Additional Settlements Over Vigorous Objections
- July 16, 2010 11:54 PM Ninth Circuit Applies California Law Despite Choice-Of-Law Clause in Independent Contractor Agreement
- April 23, 2010 7:21 PM Ninth Circuit Makes CAFA Jurisdiction Stick
- March 9, 2010 1:31 AM Court Of Appeals Finds That Some Work Performed At Home Or While Commuting To Work May Have To Be Paid
- February 3, 2010 10:39 PM Employment Agreement Shortening Statute of Limitation Is Invalid
- December 4, 2009 6:27 PM Public Policy Protects An Employee From Termination For Making A Good Faith But Mistaken Claim To Overtime
- November 3, 2009 11:38 PM California Supreme Court Upholds Voluntary Employee Incentive Compensation Plan
- October 28, 2009 7:48 PM Challenge to 12-Hour Shift Pay Practice Defeated in Significant Class Action Lawsuit Before the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeal
- July 24, 2009 6:50 PM Reminder: Federal Minimum Wage Increase July 24, 2009
- June 4, 2009 12:48 AM California Court Of Appeal Clarifies Rules Regarding Tips
- February 17, 2009 7:38 PM UPDATE: Ninth Circuit Vacates Prior Decision Holding That California's Labor Code Applies To Work Performed In California By Non-Residents
- January 15, 2009 7:18 PM Court Of Appeal Loosens Requirements Of Ascertainability And Common Interest For Class Certification
- November 14, 2008 10:19 PM Ninth Circuit Rules That California's Labor Code Applies To Work Performed In California By Non-Residents
- October 29, 2008 8:57 PM Another Court Of Appeal Holds That To "Provide" Meal And Rest Periods Means "Make Available"
- October 23, 2008 6:39 PM California Supreme Court Agrees To Review Brinker Decision
- August 7, 2008 6:20 PM Court Upholds Unequal Wage Suit Based Upon Unfair And Unequal Shift Assignments Brought By Female Server At Manhattan Restaurant
- June 12, 2008 4:58 PM Employers Should Be Careful In Defining Holiday Premium Pay
- April 18, 2008 10:25 PM Individual Shareholders, Officers, And Managing Agents Not Personally Liable For Unpaid Wages
- February 12, 2008 8:54 PM The California Court of Appeals Provides Some Guidance on the Scope of the Administrative Exemption to Wage Order No. 4-2001
- January 3, 2008 12:50 AM Sheppard Mullin Wins Major Victory In Challenge To 12-Hour Shift Pay Practices
- December 3, 2007 7:24 PM California Supreme Court Agrees to Hear "Administrative Exemption" Case.
- May 11, 2007 6:04 PM California Court of Appeal Declares Wage Order 16 Valid
- April 27, 2007 6:04 PM Court of Appeals Allows Pre-Class Certification Access to Employees' Contact Information Wage and Hour Class Action
- April 16, 2007 5:18 PM Murphy v. Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc.
- November 17, 2006 11:23 PM New Trend in Wage and Hour Lawsuits Targets Pharmaceutical Industry
- October 3, 2006 10:51 PM California Court of Appeal Confirms That Employer Can Lawfully Deny Bonus To Employee Who Is Terminated Prior To The Payout Date if This is Consistent With The Bonus Policy
- September 26, 2006 12:50 AM CALIFORNIA COURT OF APPEAL AFFIRMS THAT CHARGEBACKS AGAINST ADVANCED COMMISSIONS ARE PERMISSIBLE
- September 8, 2006 12:51 AM California Court of Appeal Limits Plaintiffs' Administrative Exhaustion Requirements Under PAGA
- August 24, 2006 7:40 PM California Set To Increase Minimum Wage
- August 23, 2006 5:53 PM Dunbar v. Albertson's: Could Class Certification Denial Be The New Trend?
- July 11, 2006 4:24 PM California Supreme Court Clarifies Standard For Employment "Discharge" For Imposition Of Waiting Time Penalties
- June 22, 2006 7:19 PM Court of Appeal Sides with Sheppard Mullin and Limits Overtime for 12-Hour Shifts
- April 24, 2006 8:36 PM Employees Limited To Claims Against Their Employer For Alleged Failure To Pay Prevailing Wages On Public Works Projects
- February 3, 2006 12:05 AM Employers Do Not Need to Pay Employees For Time They Spend Riding In an Optional Employee Shuttle
- December 8, 2005 9:32 PM California Court Interprets Procedural Requirements for the "Sue Your Boss Law"
- November 14, 2005 11:20 PM U.S. Supreme Court Holds That Time Spent Walking To And From The Worksite Must Be Compensated If It Follows Or Precedes A Principal Work Activity
- September 15, 2005 4:33 PM Assembly Bill 1093: Payment of Wages at Termination and the California Computer Software Exemption Made Easier
- August 24, 2005 7:42 PM U.S. DOL Analyzes Clarifications In Federal Rules Incorporated Within California Exemptions
- August 12, 2005 12:49 AM California Supreme Court Holds That Corporate Officers And Directors Cannot Be Sued Personally For Wage Claims
- May 1, 2005 12:24 AM Computer Professionals and Exempt Classification
- March 1, 2005 4:41 PM California Court Holds That Employer May Charge Back Advanced Commissions When Agreed Upon Conditions Are Not Fulfilled
- December 15, 2004 11:57 PM Exempt v. Non-Exempt
- January 15, 2009 7:06 PM New York WARN Act Goes Into Effect On February 1, 2009
- December 14, 2005 5:10 PM New Decision Finds California WARN Act Does Not Apply To Seamless Transfer Of Employees To Same Positions With New Employer
- April 27, 2007 5:54 PM Employers Should Ensure All Contractors Carry The Appropriate Licenses and Workers' Compensation Insurance
- July 5, 2005 9:42 PM April 2004 Workers' Compensation Apportionment Provisions Apply To Workers' Compensation Cases That Are Not Yet Final